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QUESTIONS, 



ADAPTED TO 



WHELPLETS 



COMPEND OF HISTORY 



SEVEJYTH EDITIOK. 



BY JOSEPH EMERSON, 

PHIWCIPAL OF THB FEMALE SEMINARY AT WETHEIISFIELD, COIf. 



BOSTON: 
PUBLISHED BY RICHARDSON & LORD. 



J. H. A. Frost, Printer Congrese-street. 

1825. 






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PREFACE. 



COMPENDS of History are sometimes written in the 
form of catechism. And this mothod has certainly very 
considerable advantages. But it is perhaps impossible to 
write a Compend in thi* form, of any considerable length, 
which will not be found extremely dry and uninteresting, 
unless the answers are so long, as to lose the advantages 
of this form. 

By means of separate printed questions, we may re- 
tain the benefit of an unbroken, uninterrupted, interest- 
ing narrative, and gain all the advantages of the cateche- 
tical form, in addition to some others by no means unim- 
portant. 

One inconvenience of separate questions, however, is 
the difficulty, that even teachers may sometimes find, in 
ascertaining the precise answer to be given. In the fol- 
lowing questions, an attempt is made to obviate this dif- 
ficulty. Where there appears any room for doubt, the 
first and last parts of the answer are inserted. Sometimes 
the whole answer is inserted, where it is necessary to 
change the expressions, for the sake of brevity, or accom- 
modation to the question. When these alterations are small 
and obvious, however, such as substituting a participle for 
a verb, a pronoun for a noun, &c. they are generally left 
to the judgment of the learner. 

In a few instances, the questions are, for obvious reasons, 
a little transposed from the order of the history. 

I have often repeated proper names, where pronouns 
might have been used. 1 have done this, to familiarize 
these names to the learner, and to render it convenient to 
ask the questions separately, at reviews and examinations. 

In a very few instances, I have, upon good authority, 
ventured to give an opinion different from the author's. 

To questions in Italics, the learner may give the sub- 
stance of the answers in his own words, 

Byjield, Sept. 25, 1818. 



CHROJVOLOGICAL QUESTIOJVS.* 



What is Chronology ? 

"What i.« it. object? 

"What is iti^ principal use ? 

Wl.af have bf t-n considered, a> 
the two eyes of history ? 

HoAV must hi'tory appear, wit} 
out 2;eosraphj and chronology ? 

What inut-t be the ccnpequenc 
of attending to history withoi.. 
cbronuloey ? Effects lost. 

What is probably the principal 
reason, that chronology has beeii 
so neglected ? 

lu what consists the grand 
advantage of Grey's method of 
chronology ? 

What vowels represent the fig 
ures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ? 

What diphthong represents 6 ? 
Why? 

What diphthong represents 7 ? 
Why ? 

What diphthong represents 8 ? 
Why ? 

What diphthong represents 9 ? 
Why ? 

What diphthong represents 
zero ? 

What consonant represents 1 ? 
Why ? 

What consonant represents 2 ? 
Why ? 

What consonants represents 3 
and 4 ? Why ? 

What consonants represent 5 ? 
Why ? 

What consonants represent C 
and 9 ? Why ? 

What consonant represents 7 ? 
8 ? — zero ? 

What figure does I represent ? 

What figure is represented by 
n ? — by p ? — by 6 ? — by au ? — by 
e .?— by ? 

What is represented by oo ? — 
by ou ?— by g ?— by z ?— by t ?— 
by k .?— by v? by i ? 



What is represented byai.? — 
by o .?— bv ha .?-— by 6c ?--by di ? 
— by to?— by lu? 

What is represented by pa? 
pe ? pi ? po ? pu ? sa ? se ? si ? so ? 
-1.? sus? 

What is represented by of ? at? 
UM? but? put? luk ? lad? sad 

What is represented by bun 
;un ? sun ? pat? nat ? nut ? 

What is represented by soon ? 
aoon ? loon ? spoon ? loop ? soop ? 

What does the word Rotaput 
indicate ' 

Why are not letters generally 
used to denote thousands ? It is 

,-aey knowing the exact time 

of any event. 

What is the most interesting 
and impokant period in the Eng- 
glish history i 

What is the chronologised name 
of Henry VII. ? 

How do you spell Henroifool ? 

What does it imply ? 

What part of his conduct seem- 
ed very foolish ? 

Who succeeded Henry VII. ? 

When did he ascend ihe throne ? 

What is his chronologised 
name ? 

Why does the word vain form 
a part of this name ? It is — — 
lived. 

Who was the successor of H. 
Vlli.? 

What is his chronologised 
name ? 

What date does it indicate ? 

From what did he save the na- 
tion ? 

Who succeeded Edward VI. ? 

What is her chronologised 
name ? 

Why do we call her Maruli? 

What is the chronologised name 
of her successor? 



* See Chronology and Chronological Table, at the end of ^he Conapeni. 



What are the chronologised 
names of the two next successors 
of Elizabeth? 

What appeared base in their 
conduct ? 

What are the chronologised 
names of the next three English 
kings ? 



What are <he clironologised 
names of Ihe Englisli monarchs 
from Henroifool to Wil/a^foon, 
inclusive ? ' 

What are the chronologised 
names of the English monarchs 
that have reigned since Wilia- 
soon ? 



QUESTIONS, 



ADAPTED TO THE CHRONOLOGICAL 
TABLE.* 



How long was it from the crea- 
tion to the flood ? — from the flood 
to Babel ? — from the flood to the 
birth of Abraham ? 

How long after the flood was 
the call of Abraham ? 

How long after the call of 
Abraham, was the destruction of 
Sodom? — how long after the 
flood ? — after creation ? 

In what year of the world, was 
Isaac born ? Jacob P Joseph ? 

Which was probably founded 
first, Argos or China? 

How old was Isaac, when 
China was founded ? 

How old was Joseph, when he 
was sold into Egypt? 

How long was Joseph in Egypt 
before his proiiiotion ? ' 

How old was Joseph, when he 
^vas promoted ? 

How long was it from the call 



of Abraham, to Israel's removal 
to Egypt ? 

In what year, did Abraham 
die? 

In what year, did Isaac die ? 

How long was the administra- 
tion of Joseph ? 

How long did Joseph die, be- 
fore Athens was foundf d ? 

How long did Jost ph die, be- 
fore the birth of Most-s ? 

How long was Troy founded, 
before Israel's deliverance Irom 
Egypt ? 

How long was the Argonautic 
expedition, after Israel's (uttring 
Canaan ? — how long after Athens 
was founded ? 

How long did Troy stand ? 

In what year of the world, was 
the destruction of Troy? — the 
dedication of the Temple ? 

In what reigns of the kings of 
Judah, did Jehoiada live ? 



QUESTIONS ADAPTED TO THE CHART.f 



How much older was Abraham, 
than Isaac ? Isaac, than Jacob? 

How long was Athens founded 
before Troy? — before Sparta? — 
Troy before Sparta P 

How long was Troy founded 
before the birth of Joshua? 



How old was Joshua, when 
Sparta was founded ? 

How old was l^aac, when 
Abraham died? — How old was 
Jacob? 

How much older was Jacob 
than Joseph ? 

* The pupil may calculate the answers without committing them to memory- 

t These questions may be answered by inspection, without conunitting the answers 
memory, 

1* 



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At what age, did Abraham die ? 

At what age, did I-aac die? Ja- 
cob? Joseph? Moses? Joshua? 

At the deatliof Isaac, what was 
the age of Jacob? — of Joseph? 

How long was it from the death 
of Abraham, to the birth of Jo- 
seph ? 

How long was it from the death 
of Joseph, to the birth of Moses? 

How long did Moses die before 
Joshua? 

How long did Joshua die before 
the birth of Eli ? 

How old was Eli, when Samuel 
was born ? 

At what age, did Eli die ? 

How old was Samuel, when Eli 
died ? 

How old was Samuel when 
David was born? 



At what age, did David die ? 

How long had he reigned ? 

How long did Solomon reign? 

What was the length of the 
reign of Jeroboam ? of Rehobo- 
am ? — of Asa ?— of Ahab ? — of Je- 
hoshaphat ?— of Jehu ? — of Jero- 
boam 11.? — of Uzziah ? 

Wiiat was the duration of Troy? 
Athens ? — Sparta ? — Macedon ? 

What was the duration of the 
Medo-Persian empire ?^-of Rome, 
to the permanent division of the 
empire? — of the Eastern em- 
pire ? 

How long is it, since the birth 
of Abraham ? — of Isaac ? — of Ja- 
cob ? — of Joseph ? — of Moses ? 

What empire has been of the 
longest duration?* 



CHAPTER I. 



For what time, is the history of 
the world nearly buried in obli- 
vion ? 

Who was the founder of Baby- 
lon ? 

What relation was Nimrod to 
Noah ? 

What is Nimrod called in scrip- 
ture ? [See Gen. 10. 9.] 

Whose son was Elam ? 

Where did Elam settle? 

How was the idea of monarch}- 
first suggested ? 

How did Nimrod employ his 
arms ? First upon wild beasts, 
and then upon his own species, 
founding his empire in blood. 

Who was the founder of Nine- 
veh? [See Gen. 10. 11.] 



What country appears to have 
been named for Ashur ? Assyria. 

Who was the successor of 
Ashur? Ninus. 

Give some account of Nineveh^ 
ft is said to have been — ^200 
feet high. 

Why is Ninus sometimes con- 
sided the founder of Nineveh? 
Probably on account of its 
name ; or because he greatly 
enlarged it. 

Who was the queen and suc- 
cessor of Ninus ? 

How did she render her name 
immortal ? 

Give some account of Bahylon.\ 

If historians grounds am 

gardens. 



* As questions, adapted to the Chronological Table and Chart, may be easily mul- 
tiplied, to any extent, it may be useful for teachers frequently to exercise their pupils 
with these questions. Such an exercise will be 
ment in arithmetic 

T-iessons in Arithmetic, will be found pecuUarly conducive to render this exercise easy, 
interesting and profitable. 



highly conducive to their improve- 
as well as in chronology. An acquaintance with Colburn's First 
lia 



I This the learner mar do in his own words. 



What overlooked the walls of 
Babylon .' 

What was the height of the 
lower of Babel ? 

"What is said of the prog^resses of 
Semiramis, Sesostris and others, 
through Asia and Africa? 



Who succeeded Semiramis J 
For how long a period after the 
'reign of Ninyag, is the history 
of Aspyria almost entirely lost ? 

For what were the successors 
of Niuyas remarkable ? 



CHAPTER II. 



Where did the successors of 
Ninyas reside ? 

Who was probably the last of 
that degenerate race of kings ? 

Who rebelled against Sardana- 
palus ? Arbaces and Belesis. 

What did Sardanapalus do, af- 
ter be was defeated, and driven 
into Nineveh ? 

Who became master of Baby- 
lon, after the death of Sardana- 
palus ? 

By what other names is he 
known? Nabonassarand Baladan. 

When did Belesis begin to 
reign ? 

Who was made king of Nineveh, 
after the death of Sardanapalus ? 
Arbaces, called also Ninus the 
Younger, and Tiglathpileser. 

Who carried the Ten Tribes of 
Israel into captivity ? 2 Kings, 17. 

Where did he place them ? 

What was the principal sin, for 
which (he Ten Tribes were de- 
livered into the hands of their 
enemies ? Idolatry. 

Who succeeded Shalmaneser ? 

Who was kingof Judah, when 



Sennacherib invaded it ? 2 
Kings, 18. 

What was the fate of Senna- 
cherib? 

Who succeeded Sennacherib ? 

Under whom were Babylon and 
Nineveh united, after they had 
been separated 67 years ? 

Who was the successor of Esar- 
haddon ? 

Who was the founder of the 
kingdom of Media ? Dejoces. 

Who was the successor of De- 
joces ? Phraortes. 

Who defeated and slew Phra- 
ortes ? 

What was the capital of Media ? 

Who was the successor of Phra- 
ortes ? Cyaxares I, 

Who prevented Cyaxares I. 
from taking Nineveh ? 

Who revolted from the king of 
Nineveh, and became king of 
Babylon, while Cyaxares was at 
war with the Scythians? Nabo- 
polassar, the father of Nebu- 
chadnezzar. 

Who destroyed Nineveh ? Cy- 
axares I. and Nebuchadnezzar. 



CHAPTER 

For what were the public build 



III. 



mgs of Babylon most admira- 
ble? 

To whom, is the world princi 
pally indebted for the science 
of architecture ? 



What two cities excited tiie am- 
bition of Nebuchadnezzar, after 
the destruction of Nineveh ? 

How long was Nebuchadnezzar 
employed in the siege of Jeru- 
salem ? 



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How long did the Jews remain 
captives at Babylon ? 

What was the greatest exploit 
of Nebuchadnezzar ? The reduc- 
tion of Tyre ? 

How much time did Nebuchad- 
nezzar spend in the reduction 
of Tyre ? 

Where was New Tyre built ? 
On an shore. 

How long did Nebuchadnezzar 
reign ? 

Who were the four successors 
of Nebuchadnezzar ? EvHmero- 



dach, Neriglissar, Laborosoarr 
chod and Belshazzar. 

Why are these kings remem- 
bered ? 

Who of them is an exception to 
this remark ? Neriglissar, who 
is said to have been a brave and 
excellent prince. 

Who was king of Babylon, 
when it was taken by Cyrus ? 

What has been the condition 
of Babylon in modern times ? It 
has been the prophet. 

In what two respects, may na- 
tional prosperity be considered ? 



CHAPTER IV. 



From whom did the Medes and 
Persians descend ? 

What was the utmost extent of 
the Medo-Persian empire ? 

Who was the founder of the 
kingdom of Media? 

What was the character of De- 
joces ? 

How long was the reign of De- 
joces ? 

How did Dejoces spend his 
time !" 

Who succeeded Dejoces ? 

Whom did Phraortes conquer ? 

Hotv did Phraortes succeed in 
his war with Nabuchodonosor, 

king of Niveveh ? He was 

life. 

Who succeeded Phraortes? 

What were some of the princi- 
pal exploits of Cyaxares I. ? He 
soon nations. 

What induced Cyaxares I. to 
make war with the Assyrians ? 
The success of his arms, and the 
remembrance of his father's de- 
feat and death. 

After Cyaxares I. had laid siege 
to Nineveh, what caused him to 
raise it ? The invasion of the 
Scythians, 

When was the first known ir- 



ruption of the Scythians? When 
they invaded the kingdom of Cy- 
axares I. above 600 years B. C. 

For what end do the Scythians 
appear to have been designed bj 
Providence ? 

What regions gave birth to the 
Scythians ? 

What was the character of the 
Scythians? Who profound. 

What was the success of Cyax- 
ares I. in his first battle with the 
Scythians ? He was totally de- 
feated. 

After Cyaxares I. had struggled 
with the Scythians several years, 
how did he subdue them ? He is 
said to have murdered their prin- 
cipal leaders, when they were in- 
toxicated at feasts, to which he 
had invited them. 

Who assisted Cyaxares I. in 
taking and destroying Nineveh ? 
Nebuchadnezzar. 

Who succeeded Cyaxares I. ? 

Who succeeded Astyage? ? Cy- 
axares II. the* same as Darius, 
mentioned in scripture. 

Who united the Median and 
Persian empires ? 

What relation was Darius to 
Cyrus Uncle. 



CHAPTER V. 



What was ancient Persia in ex- 
tent, compared with modern ? 

What induced the Babylonians 
to make war with the Medos? 
Jealousy of their rising power. 

Whom did the king of Babylon 
draw into his alliance against the 
Medes ? 

Who was that king of Babylon ? 
JNeriglissar. 

When formidable preparations 
were making against Media, what 
request did Cyaxares II. make to 
Cambyses, king of Persia? 

What did Cyrus display in his 
first expedition against the Baby- 
lonians ? 

What took place in the first 
battle ? 

How was Cyaxares affected by 
the conduct of Cyrus? He was 
discontent. 

What discouraged Cyrus from 
immediately laying siege to Ba- 
bylon ? The stupendous 

within. 

What rendered it manifest, that 
Cyrus was rising to the empire of 
Asia ? His great life. 

When Cyrus returned to Me 



dia, how did he treat his uncle ? 
He had affections. 

Who was the acting head of the 
great league, formed against Cy- 
rus ? Cresus, king of Lydia. 

What was the charycter of the 
Lydians ? Tho' nation. 

For what was Cresus distin- 
guished, besides his riches ? 

How large was the confederate 
army ? 

Where was that army assem- 
bled ? 

How large was the army of Cy- 
rus ? 

Who were his chief depen- 
dence ? 

How far did Cyrus march in 
quest of the enemy ? 

What is the first and grandest 
of all military maxims? 

What was the success of Cyrus 
in the engagement that ensued ? 
Never — \s\h. 

What was the conduct of Cre- 
sus, after this defeat ? Determined 
success. 

How was Cresus treated, after 
he was take n ? He was condemn- 
ed prince. 



CHAPTER VI. 



What countries did Cyrus see 
subjected to his arms, soon after 
the conquest of Cresus ? 

What is said of Cyrus's intend- 
ed conquest of Babylon ? This 
——-enterprises. 

What prospect had Cyrus of 

taking Babylon ? He had 

himself. There is stratagem. 

Give some account of Cyruses 
taking Babylon 

How long was the capture of 
Babylon by Cyrus, after the de- 
Btruction of Jerusalem by Nebu- 
chadnezzar ? . , 



What was the consequence of 
this diversion of the Euphrates ? 
The river useless. 

What has been the state of 
Babylon^ since it was taken by 
Cyrus .? It experienced deso- 
late. 

How long after the reduction 
of Babylon, did Cyrus succeed to 
the sovereignty of Media and Per- 
sia? 

What is said of the fall of the 
Babylonian empire, and the rise 
of the Medo-Persian ? They pre^ 
sent permanent. 



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How long did Cyrus live, after 
the death of his uncle Darius? 

Give some acount of the con- 
duct and character of Cyrus. He 
seems basis. 

What has been the uniform 
character of the Persians? in 

every age, they have been 

neighbor?. 

When was the meridian of their 
glory ? 

What rendered the revoliUion, 
effected by Cyrus, peculiarly il- 
lustrious ? The restoratityn 

Jerusalem. 

What was the general charac- 
ter of the successors of C yrus ? 

Their vanity and vices were 

empire. 

Who of them undertook the 
most memorable enterprise ? 

By what was his invasion of 
Greece rendered famous ? 

From what places, did Xerxes 
draw auxiliaries, by means of 
his alliance with the Carthagi- 
nians ? 

Where did he encamp his vast 
army, after crossing the Helles- 
pont ? 

What was the number of his 
forces ? About twenty-five hun- 
dred thousand soldiers and 1200 
ships. 

Where was he met by Leo- 
nidas ? 



What forces were under Leo- 
nida.<* ? 

How many Persians fell at Ther- 
mopylae f 

What was the object of Leo- 
nidas in opposing the Persians? 
He did not defence. 

What was the naval force of 
the Greeks '' 

Where was the Persian fleet 
vanquished .'' 

Who was the hero of Salamis ? 

Where was Mardonius killed, 
and his army cut off? 

Who were the heroes of Platea ? 

What »a« the fate of Bamilcar 
and his army and fleet ? Landing 
destroyed. 

Had the Greeks then rarried 
their arms into Persia, what would 
probably have been the result ? 

For what did Xerxes det^erve 
the appellation of Great ? 

By what internal means, have 
nations generally risen i 

By what internal means, have 
nations generally fallen .'' 

How long did the kings of Sy. 
ria hold the empire of Persia? 

By whom was Persia soon after 
governed ? 

What was the Persian kingdom 
then called ? 

What is said of the stability of 
the Persian nation? If we — — 
Persia. 



CHAPTER VH. 



In what do the ancient Greeks 
stand unrivalled ? 

What natural advantages had 
the Greeks ? 

For what was Greece peculiar- 
ly calculated ? 

When was Greece first inhab- 
ited ? 

W^hat is the character of the 
history of Greece, for 1000 years 
after its first settlement ? 



When did Cecrops found A- 
thens ? 

Who introduced alphabetic 
writing into Greece, and founded 
Thebes in Boeotia? 

What ancient and powerful 
cities of Greece were founded by 
strangers ? 

What were the character and 
state of the people in Greece, be- 
fore the arrival of Cecrops, Da- 



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naus, Cadmus, &c. ? They were 
order. 

What two circumstances great- 
]y quickened the progress of the 
Greeks in various arts ? 

When was a system of written 
laws introduced into Greece ? 

What striking example of poli- 
tical sagacity did the ancient 
Greeks exhibit? They formed 
themselves into a permanent con- 
federation for defence. 

Where, and how often, did 
their delegates meet? 

What was the influence of the 

Amphictyonic council ? By 

republic. 

When was the Argonautic ex- 
pedition ? 

What is the Peloponnesus now 
called ? 

What is its extent ? 

W^hat seven independent states, 
did the Peloponnesus contain, at 
the time of the Trojan war ? 

What was the extent of the 
Grecian territories, north of the 
peninsula ? 

Where was Troy ? In the N. 
W. corner of Asia Minor. 

By whom, and when, was Troy 
founded ? By Dardanus, or Sca- 
mander, about 1 550 years B. C. 

Who was king of Troy, when it 
was invaded by the Greeks ? 

What was the occasion of the 
Trojan war ? The refusal of the 
Trojans to give up Helen, queen 
of Sparta, whom Paris had clan- 
destinely carried away. 



Who was the husband of He» 
len? Menelaus. 

Who was the father of Paris ? 

How long were the Greeks in 
taking Troy ? 

How did the Greeks finally take 
Troy? By the stratagem of a 
large wooden horse, including a 
great number of armed men.* 

When was Troy destroyed ? 

What was the effect of the Tro- 
jan war upon the Greeks ? Very 
pernicious. 

What important order was giv- 
en by the Delphian oracle, about 
the time of the Trojan war ? That 
institution. 

What were the most important 
of the Olympic games? 

Where were the Olympic games 
celebrated ? 

Who frequented these games ? 

How often were the Olympic 
games celebrated ? Once in four 
years. 

What name was given to the 
term of time, from one celebra- 
tion to another? An Olympiad. 

When did the Olympiads com- 
mence ? 776 years B. C. 

In what proportion did Lycur- 
gus divide the lands among the 
people ? Equally. 

What money did he allow ? 

What was his regulation with 
regard to luxury ? 

What was the tendency of the 
laws o^ Lycurgus ? 

In what favorable light, may 
, the laws of Lycurgus be regarded ? 



CHAPTER VIII. 



Who of the Greeks were suc- 
cessively at the head of the Gre- 
cian confederacy? 

Where does ambition appear 
most evident, and most odious ? 

What historv is peculiarly in 
structive to us? That of Greece. 



Between which of the Grecian 
states, did the fir^^t conrideiable 
war commence ? The Lacede- 
monians and the Messenians. 

By what motives, were they 
actuated? The Lacedemonians 
fortune. 



* The story of the wooden horse, is by some considered fabulous. 



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Which partj was victorious ? 

What became of the conquered 
Messenians ? 

How long was it, before the 
Messenians revolted ? 

What was the character of the 
second Messenian war? 

Whom had the Messenians pre- 
viously drawn into their alliance ? 

Who was the Messenian leader ? 
and what was his character ? 

What was the issue of the sec- 
ond Messenian war The Messe- 
nians were conquered, and for- 
sook their ancient abodes. 

What does Dr. Gillies say of 
Arislomenes ? 

What induced the Greeks to 
withdraw their support from the 
monarch, when they saw, that he 
abused his power? 

Where is all power in its first 
principles ? 

For what, should it be exercis- 
ed ? 

What gave rise to what is call- 
ed the Sacred War in Greece ? 

How were the Greeks affect- 
ed by the conduct of the Cris- 
seans ? 

To whom, was their punish- 
ment referred ? 

What vengeance was inflicted 
upon the Crisseans ? 

What games were instituted, to 
commemorate the destruction of 
the Crisseans ? 

What vvas the state of Greece, 
when the Pythian games were 

instituted ? Having respect. 

What effects were produced by 
the natural and political advan- 



tages of the Greeks? The arts 
maturity. 

What is said of the superior 
stren2;th of mind in the ancients? 

To what M'as owing the ascen- 
dency of Athens, after the Mes- 
senian war ? 

How large was the army, with 
which Darius Hystaspes invaded 
the Scythians? 

What was his success ? He 
narrowly escaped destruction. 

What Athenian advised to des- 
troy the bridge, over the Danube ? 

Why did he give this advice ? 

On whom besides Miltiades, did 
Darius meditate revenge ? 

What had induced the Persians 
to desire the conquest of Greece ? 
Their assumed. 

What peculiarly urged Darius 
Hystaspes to attempt the con- 
quest of Greece ? Revenge 

honor. 

To whom did Darius give the 
command of his vast armament ? 

Where did the Persians invade 
Greece ? 

Why were the Athenians left 
almost entirely alone, to fight the 
Persians ? 

What were the Grecian forces ? 

What were the Persian forces ? 

Who commanded the Atheni- 
ans, at the battle of Marathon ? 

Who were victorious ? 
What was afterwards the fate 
of Miltiades ? 

What expedient did the Per- 
sians devise, to wipe away the 
disgrace of Marathon ? 

By whom was this undertaken ?- 



CHAPTER IX. 



What was the fate of a con- 
siderible part of the illustriou. 
Greeks, who contributed to rai^f 
their country to its utmost great- 
ness ? Disgraced memory. 



What became of Pausanias? 
What became of Aris-tif es ? 
To whfvr<i, wt^re the Greeks 
peculiarly indebted ? 



13 



What kind of qualities didThe- 
siiistocles po??e?s ? 

What prevented Themistocles 
from sieepina:^ lor many nights 
after the battle of Marathon ? 

Wha> was the great object of 
Themi'tocles ? 

Why did Themistocles procure 
the banishment of Aristides ? 

What nefarious design did The- 
mistocles suggest to Aristicles ? 

How did Aristides receive the 
sugge?(ion? 

After what victory, did The- 
mistocles receive great homage 
and applause, at the Olj'mpic 
gam.es ? 

How was Themistocles treated, 
when he was considered danger- 
ous to the commonwealth P 

Whither did Themistocles flee, 
after his banishment ? To Argos, 
Molussus, and then to Persia. 

What did he say to the king of 
Persia ? 

How did Artaxerxes treat him ? 

Against what city, did Artax- 
erxes propose to send Themisto- 
cles ? 

How did Themistocles avoid 
executing the king's order ? 

What was the statp of the Per- 
sians after the invasion of Xerxes ? 

After Athens had been destroy- 
ed by Xerxes, when was it re- 
built? 

What was the name of the fa- 
mous harbor, built at that time, 
fiear Athens ? 

lender whose administration, 
were the stupendous and elegant 
works of Athens completed ? 

What did the Greeks unite in 
their character and conduct, in 
the days of Pericles ? 

What was the character of the 
administration of Pericles ? 

With Vhat was Pericles en- 
dowed ? 

What was the aim of Pericles ? 

In what respect, were the Athe- 
nians superior to the rest of the 
Greeks ? 

2 



How did (he Athenians use the 
ascendency, they had gained? 

Who prevailed upon the Athe- 
nians, to assert their right to su- 
premacy among the Greeks ? 

What were the consequences ? 

Of what was the Peloponnesian 
war productive? Of Philip. 

For what purpose, did Pericles 
require deputies from all Greece, 
to assemble at Athens ? 

How was this order received ? 
By many acquiescence. 

What was the tendency of such 
a measure ? 

What did Pericles say, when 
he heard how his requisition was 
received at Lacedemon ? 

By whom was the Peloponnesi- 
an war begun ? 

Why did the spirit of emigra- 
tion prevail more among the 
Greeks, than any other natwn ? 

How were the other states gradu- 
ally drawn into the Peloponnesian 
war? After provinces. 

What v/as the character of the 

Spartans, at that time? If 

coi^ncils. 

What was the first object of 
the Spartan league, at the com- 
mencement of the Peloponnesian 
war ? 

How did the Athenians escape 
the fury of the invaders? 

Why was the confederate army 
soon recalled ? 

In whose favor, was the bal- 
ance of success for several years? 

What resistless enemy invaded 
Athens in the second year of the 
war ? 

Give soyne account of the na- 
tural and moral effects of that 
plague. 

What distinguished leader was 
cut off by that plague ? 

What did the dying Pericles 
consider the most valuable part 
of his character? 

How long had Pericles been en- 
gaged in administering the affairs 
of Athens ? 



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Whom (lid the Spartans most 
perfidiously put to death ? 

What most valuable province 
revolted from Athens during the 
siege of Platea ? 

What was the issue of that re- 
volt ? 

What disturbances followed the 
Lesbian insurrection ? 

To what were sanguinary scenes 
afterwards compared ? 

What was the character of Ni- 
cias ? 

Who opposed all the pacific 
efforts of Nicias ? 

With what crimes did Cleon 
charge Nicias ? 

What do you recollect of Bra- 
sidas ? 

Wliat do you understand by 
the peace of Nicias ? 

When did it take place ? 

To whom did tiie peace of Ni- 
cias give offence ? 

What state was the first to re- 
monstrate against the peace of 
Nicias ? 

Of what did the Lacedemoni- 
ans and Athenians accuse each 
other ? 

What illustrious youth began 
to distinguish himself at Athens 
about that time ? 

What ariijice did ^Icibiades 
practise upon the Spartan ambas- 
sadors ? 

How were the ambassadors 
treated in consequence of this ar- 
tifice i* 

Who instigated the Athenians to 
undertake the conquest of Sicily ? 

Who M'as greatly opposed to 
this undertaking? 

Wl)at did Nicias predict con- 
cerning Alcibiades, &c. ? 

Yv'hy were the remonstrances 
of Nicias ineffectual ? The youth- 
ful with Sicily. 

Whom did they appoint com 
mandcrs of this expedition ? 

Wlmt was tlie last attempt of 
Kicias to dissuade the Athenians 
rom this fatal enterprise? 



What effect upon the Atheni- 
ans, had the obstacles present- 
ed ? They onlj' assembly. 

What increased the hopes of 
all ranks ? 

Who besides Nicias openly and 
boldly opposed the Sicilian expe- 
dition? 

For what was Alcibiades recall- 
ed from Sicily ? 

On whom, did the conduct of 
the war then devolve ? 

What was his success ? 

By what general were the Sy- 
racusans greatly animated ? 

What was the fortune of the in- 
vaders after his arrival ? Nothing 
calamities. 

Who commanded the reinforce- 
ment which was sent to aid the 
Athenians ? 

What befell the Athenians after 
the arrival of the reinforcement? 
Gylippus- — surrender. 

What was the fate of Nicias 
and Demosthenes ? 

What was the destiny of the 
prisoners generally P 

W' hy were some of them liber- 
ated ? 

What returns did they make to 
Euripides ? 

How did the Athenians treat 
the man who first informed them 
of the disasters in Sicily? 

How M'ere the Athenians affect- 
(d when the intelligence was con- 
firmed ? 

Against whom did the populace 
vent their rage i 

What was the effect upon their 
allies and dependents? 

What remark did Cicero make 
upon the subject? 

What was the tyranny of the 
Four Hundred ? 

Who delivered At^ns from 
the; e tyrants ? 

A\'ho, for a short time, turned 
the tide of success in f&vor of the 
Alhtnians ? 

Whht was the consequence of 
his being again exiled ? 



15 



What accelerated the ruin of 
Athens ? 

What was the character of Ly- 
sander ? 

What was his rulins: passion ? 

W^ho introduced a fatal change 
into the character and laws of 
Sparta? 

What was the favorite raaxim 
of Lj'sander ? 

Why was not the victorious 
Lysander continued in command 
more than one year at a time ? 

Who succeeded iiim ? 

What was his character ? 

Who counteracted the efforts 
of Callicratidas ? 

What was the issue of the bat- 
tle of Arginusae ? 

How did the Athenians treat 
their victorious commanders ? 

Who was the only senator, that 
dared to oppose this unjust sen- 
tence? 

Who commanded the Spartan 
forces after the death of Callicra- 
tidas ? 

Give some account of the bat- 
tle of Egos Potamos. 

What boast did Lysander make 
after that battle ? 

What was the conduct of Ly- 
sander after the battle of Egos 
Potamos r After land. 

W^hat was the conduct of the 
besieged Athenians ? Its ri- 
val. 

What were the terms of capitu- 
lation ? The city power. 

What did Lysander do after 
this treaty was ratified,? 

What was the state of Greece, 
after the fall of Athens ? Athens, 
thus destiny. 

Who was the most distinguish- 
ed ancient philosopher? ' 

To what occupation was he 
educated ? 

With what did this profes- 
sion seem to have impressed his 
mind ? 

What diverted him from this 
employment ? 



What was his conviction, res- 
pecting tlie Grecian schools ? 

What did he consider the best 
use of knowledge ? 

To what class of people, did 
Socrates principally devote his 
labors ? 

Whj ? 

Give some account of his man- 
ner of instructing. He was the 
[)eople. 

What method of disputing is 
denominated Socralic ? 

Why? 

What false teachers did he 
often confute and confound ? 

What comedian ridiculed him 
upon the stage ? 

How did he represent Socrates ? 

What was the conduct of Soc- 
rates during the representation ? 

How long was this before his 
death ? 

Who formally acctised Socrates ? 

Of what did the accusation 
consist ? 

For which of these charges, 
might there have been some foun- 
dation ? 

To what sublime notion had he 
probably attained ? 

Who prepared an excellent 
oration in defence of Socrates ? 

Why did not Socrates permit 
him to deliver it } 

Why did Socrates undertake 
his own defence ? 

What was the character of his 
defence ? Bold innocence. 

Against what did he attempt 
to persuade young and old ? 

What punishment was he con- 
demned to suffer ? 

In what manner did he receive 
his sentence ? 

What did Socrates say, when 
Apollodonis exclaimed against 
his dying innocent? 

How long was the execution of 
the sentence delayed ? 

^Vhy ? 

How did Socrates treat Crito's 
proposal of his escaping from pri- 



16 



How did Socrates employ the 
<3aj of his death ? 

In what manner did he drink 
the hemlock? 

How did the Athenians feel 
after they come to reflect upon 
the death of Socrates ? They 
began death. 

What was done to his accusers 
and judges ? 

What honors did they show to 
the memory of Socrates? 

When was the genius of Greece 
displayed in the brightest splen- 
dor? 

What is said of their painting 

and sculpture ? The name 

eountry. 

What was the great object of 
the artist ? 

What were to be found in eve- 
Fy public edifice in Athens ? 

What gave the keenest excite- 
ment to excellence ? 

Who restored Athens to a mea- 
sure of liberty ? 

What war next broke out in 
Greece ? 

W^ho was the Boetian leader ? 

Who saved the Spartans from 
being ravaged by Epaminondas ? 

To what power did the Lace- 
demonians apply for aid against 
the Thebans ? 

How, and where, was the Boe- 
tian war terminated ? 

Give some account of the death 
of Epaminondas. 

What was tlie state of the The- 
bans, after the death of Epami- 
nondas? 

Who is generally acknowledg- 
ed as the first of heroes and of 
conquerors ? 

Give some account ©f the coua- 
Iry of Macedon. 

Who was the Father of Alexan- 
der? 

Who was the father of Philip ? 

W^hat was the character of 
Amyntas ? 

By whom was Philip educated ? 

What did Philip leara in adver- 
sitv ? 



How long did Philip reside in 
Thebes? 

W^hat event called Philip to the 
throne of Macedon? 

What fired the ambition of Phi- 
lip? Possessing exceed. 

Under what unfavorable cir- 
cumstances did Philip ascend the 
throne ? ^ 

What was his first care ? 

How did he induce his threat- 
ening enemies to retire ? 

With whom did he then form a. 
treaty ? 

What two ciroumstances were 
peculiarly favorable to Philip ? 

Upon what did the success oX 
his negotiations usually depend ? 

What ven*rable council did he 
corrupt by bribes ? 

What remark did he make con> 
cerningthe capture of cities? 

How did he deceive the degen--. 
erate patriots of Greece? 

Why did he foment dissention^ 
among the Grecian states ? 

Whom did he marry ? 

By whom was thePhocian war 
excited ? 

Of what crime were the Phoi^ 
cians accused ? 

Who were ordered by the Am* 
phictyons to take arms against the 
Phocians ? 

Who promised to aid the Pho? 
cians ? 

Who was Philomelus ? 

What was his fate ? 

Who invited Philip to take part 
in the war against the Phocians? 

What was a veil for Philip's 
ambition on this occasion ? 

What was the consequence of 
Philip's joining the league against 
the Phocians? 
• With what was he rewarded ? 

Why was not a mighty effort 
made against Philip, by the Spar- 
tans ? 

Why not by the Athenians ? 

W^ho successfully opposed Ph!" 
lip for a time ? 

Where '' 



17 



What did Philip call that island ? 

Who was the only Athenian 
orator at that time, that was not 
corrupted by Maced(<nian gold ? 

Where did Philip triumph over 
the liberties of Greece? 

Why were the Athenians and 
Thebans vanquished at Cheronea ? 

What did one of the Athenian 
judges afterwards say to Lysicles ? 

What honor did Philip soon re- 
ceive from the Amphictyons ? 

Give some account of the death 
ef Philip. 

In what yearof Philip's age and 
seign was he assassinated ? 

Why was Alexander suspected 
of being concerned in his father's 

death ? Philip had once kill 

him. 

In what did the Greeks find 
their principal resource against 
the arms and policy of Philip ? 

What is said of his eloquence ? 

What was the success of his 
first attempts in public ? 

From what arose the difficirities 
he had to surmount? 

What prompted him to over- 
come these difficulties? 

What measures did he adopt 
for this purpose ? 

What is said of his example ? 

What did Phihp write to Aris- 
totle, on the birth of Alexander ? 

How long did Aristotle's opin- 
ions predominate over men's un- 
derstandings ' 

Give some account of Bucepha- 
lus. 

Against whom was Alexander's 
first enterprise, after his acces- 
sion ? 

What was the effect of Alexan- 
der's fame, upon several nations 
feeyond the Danube ? 

Who were at the head of an 
attempt to foment a war with 
Macedon, when they heard that 
Alexander was dead? 

What vengeance did Alexan- 
der execute upon Tliebes ? 

What effect had this upon the 
Greeks? 



When were the Greeks most 
distinguii^hed for degeneracy ? 

What part of Alexander's con- 
duct astoni^iud the ablest gene- 
rals of Philip? 

What reason relating to his 
father, did Alexander pretend, 
for invading Persia ? 

W ith what forces did Alexan- 
der engage in his Persian expedi- 
tion ? 

What method did Memnon re- 
commend, for opposing Alexan- 
der? 

How did the Persian satraps 
receive this advice ? They reject- 
ed it with disdain. 

Where is the river Granicus? 

Give some account of the battle 
of the Granicus. 

Who saved the life of Alexan- 
der in that battle? 

How many men did Darius lose 
in that battle ? 

How many men did Alexander 
lose ? 

What now seemed the only 
impediment to Alexander's sub- 
jugation of the Persians ? 

What was the conduct 6f Da- 
rius in this war? He displayed 
little else but weakness army- 

Whom did Alexander take for 
his model ? 

With whom may Darius Codo- 
manus be compared? 

What orders did Darius give his 
satraps, whom he sent to take 
Alexander ? 

Who Avas the only great mili- 
tary character, then in the service 
of Darius ? 

What roused Darius from his 
dream of security ? 

What method did Charidereus 
propose to Darius, for vanquish- 
ing Alexander ? Would coun- 
try. 

Why did the counsellors of 
Darius advise him to put his Gre- 
cian troops to death ? 

What was the conduct of the 
Persians, who were set to guard 
the pass into Cilicia ? 



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What did Alexander express, 
when he gained the height? 

To what place did the ablest 
counsellors of Darius advise him 
to return, in order to meet Alex- 
ander ? 

Why was Darius surprised and 
disappointed, when he heard, that 
the Macedonian army was ap- 
proaching him, at the bay of 

i£SU3 ? 

Why was the place of the battle 
of Issus most unfortunate for Da- 
rius ? A narrow and moun- 
tainous. 

From what motives, did Alex- 
ander encourage his riaen to the 
contest? 

Give an account of the bailie of 
hsus. The conflict escape. 



How did Alexander Ireat the 
family of Darius ? 

Give some account of Alexan- 
der's taking Tyre. 

What city did Alexander found 
in Egypt ? 

How far did Alexander carry 
his conquests ? 

Where did Alexander gain his 
last victory over the Persians ? 
At Gaugamela, near Arbela. 

How did Alexander appear in 
establishing order and govern- 
ment in his vast dominions ? He 
showed armies. 

Give some account of Alexan- 
der's death. While planning 

reign. 

What was the character of Al- 
exander ? If none. 



CHAPTER X. 



What was occasioned by the 
death of Alexander? 

Among whom were his domin- 
ions divided ? 

What countries had Cassander ? 

W'hat countries had Lysima- 
chus ? 

What countries had Ptolemy ? 

What countries had Seleucus? 

Wliat was the character of the 
successors of Alexander? 

Which of them was an excep- 
tion from this remark? Ptolemy. 

What was the condition of the 
states of Greece, after the death 
of Alexander? 

For what purpose, does Cassan- 
der seem to have been designed ? 

Who has been suspected of 
having poisoned Alexander? 

Where was Antioch ? 

;^or what was it distinguished ? 

W^hat surname was given to 
Antiochus for expelling the Gauls 
from Asia Minor ? 

With what propriety, has the 
terra Great been applied to Anti- 
ochus III. ? If victories, fight- 

j-jM/^ completely. 



What distinguished general ten- 
dered his services to Antiochus 
the Great ? 

What was his advice to Antio- 
chus ? 

What prevented Antiochus 
from accepting this advice ? Nar- 
row views and jealousy. 

What injury did Antiochus sus- 
tain, from his contest with the 
Romans ? With the loss peace. 

What is the history of Syria, 
after the death of Antiochus the 
Great? 

What was the characteristic of 
the Syrian dynasty ? 

After the Syrians had expelled 
from the government, the descen- 
dants of Seleucus, whom did they 
elect to be their king ? 

When did Syria become a Ro- 
man province ? 

What was the character of 
Ptolemy Soter ? 

Who succeeded Ptolemy Soter ? 

For what was Ptolemy Phila- 
delphus distinguished? 

By whom was the famous Al 
exandrian library begun 



19 



Of how many volumes did both 
parts of this library consist ? 

What influence had this library 
upon Ei^ypt ? 

Who was the first president of 
this library ? 

What was the average length 
of the Ptolemies' reigns ? 

Under whom was fhe Old Tes- 
tament translated into Greek ? 

What is this translation called ? 

When did the genius of war 
forsake the Greeks, for the Car- 
thaginians ■* 

How are the conquests of Al- 
exander to be regarded ? 

What influence upon the na 
tions had the Macedonian con- 
quest? The^ left better. 

Vv^ho was a more dangerous ene- 
my to Greece, than Alexander ^ 

What influence upon Eg_^pt, 
had the conquests of Alexander r 

What was the iuflusnce of the 
Grecian conquests upon litera- 
ture ? Grecian arms. 

How were the Greeks affected 
by the ne^ys of Alexander's death ? 

Of what did they consider this 
event as the harbinger ? 

Who '.vas Alexander's immedi- 
ate successor in rviacedon ? 

To what did the orators ericite 
the people ? 

Who was appointed to com- 
jnand the army nga-nst Macedon ? 

What was hi- success? 

What was the sucoes*; of Anti- 
pater's next campaign i 

Against whom 'vas his resent- 
ment principally directed ? 

Give some account of the death 
of Demosthenes 'i 

What rendered Phocian greatly 
beloved and respected ? 

How many times was Phocian 
elected general ? 

By what enemies, was Phocian 
greatly respected? 

Givt some account of the dtath 
of Phocian. 

What was his dying message to 
his son ? 



What reason did he give for 
ortposing the counsels of Demos- 
thenes ? 

Who expelled Polysperchon 
from Athens ? 

Who was the next governor of 
Athens ? 

What benefits did Demetrius 
Phalereus confer upon Athens? 

How did the Athenians express 
iiieir gratitude ? 

Who induced the Athenians to 
withdravv from the standard of 
Deirietrius Phalereus ? 

VMiit whom had Pyrrhus wars ? 

Wh^t had Sparta retained dur- 
ing Jhftse commotions? 

V\ hat was proposed to be done 
with fhe Spartan ladies, when 
Pynriue was encamped before the 
vvalis of Sparta ? 

What was the speech of Ar- 
chedanva to the senate on that 
occasion ? 

What measure was taken in 
oonsequence of this address ? It 
was destruction. 

In what enterprise was Pyrrhus 
slain ? 

What republic began now to 
make a conspicuous figure >' 

Of what did the Achean con- 
federacy originally consist? 

What greatly recommended the 
Achean confederacy to surround- 
ing nations ? 

By whom were the Acheans 
first deprived of liberty ? 

When did the Achean League 
revive ? 

Who induced Sicyon to join the 
league ? 

Give some account of the child- 
hood and youth of ^9.ratus. 

With what was his mind occu- 
pied, when arrived at manhood ? 

How did lie succeed in accom- 
plishing his desire ? 

To what dignity was Aratus 
soon advanced ? 

What was his success against 
the Macedonian"* ? 

What important consequence 
ensued ? 



20 



What encomium does Gillie? 
fcestnw upon Antigonus II-? 

What other accessions were 
made to the League about that 
time ? 

Whose jealousy led them to 
excite the Spartans and others to 
war with ti)e Acheans ? 

Wliat had for some time been 
the character of the Spartans ? 
They had exchanged manners. 

Who resolved to restore the 
ancient discipline of Sparta? 

How did he begin this most ar- 
duous work? 

What decree did Agis persuade 
the people to enact? 

W^hy did he not execute that 
decree ? 

What became of Agis ? 

Who entered vigorously into 
the plans of Agis for reformation ? 

To what did Cleomenes ascribe 
the failure of Agis? 

Give some account of the Spar- 
tan reformation under Cleome- 
nes ? 

What was proved by the re- 
suit? 

To what king of Sparta did the 
Etolians apply for assistance 
against the Acheans ? 

What was the success of Cle- 
omenes against the Acheans? He 
took extremity. 

To whom did Aratus then ap- 
ply for assistance ? 

What were the conditions of 
the compact formed with Antigo 
nus 11.? 

Give some account of the battle 
of Sellasia. 

What became of Cleomenes ? 

How long continued the alli- 
ance between Aratus and the 
Macedonians ? 

By whom was the protection of 
the League solicited ? 

How did they regard it ? 

How were its enemies concili- 
ated ? 

Wliat was the consequence ol 
Aratus's oflending Philip ? 



How did the king of Macedon 
kindle war with the Romans? 

Who was the last king of Mace- 
don ? 

Under whom did the Acheans, 
then maintain their nifluence ? 

What did he teach them to feel ? 

Who was denominated the last 
of the Greeks? 

What was the state of the 
Achean League, after the death 
of PhiJopoemen ? Manifestly de- 
clining. 

Why did the other Grecian 
states rejoice at this? 

What was a favorite maxim 
with the Romans ? 

What three political parties 
were found in almost every Gre- 
cian city ? 

What proclamation did Flarai- 
uius make to the Greeks ? 

When was this mask thrown 

What Grecian state first fell 
under the Roiijans ? 

W'hat obstacle remained to the 
subjugation of the Greeks .•' 

Of what crime did the Romaa 
commissioners accuse the princi- 
pal Acheans ? 

Why did many of the Acheans 
appeal to the Roman senate ? 

How many of them were sent 
to Rome ? 

How were they treated on their 
arrival ? 

What was then done with 
them ? 

How many of them died in 17 
years ? 

What favor was then granted 
them ? 

What distinguished Achean 
was permitted to reside at Rome ? 

What induced the Acheans to 
revolt from the Romans ? 

Who commanded the Romans 
in suppressing this revolt .■' 

Give some account of Corinth 
as it then existed. 

What become of these work6 
of taste? 



^1 



Who preserved a few speci- 
mens ? 

By whose order was Corinth 
reduced to ashes ? 

When ? 

Give some farther account of 
the Tanquished Greeks. All the 
name of Achaia. 

What pre-eminence did Greece 
ifetain for ages ? 



What homage did the Romans 
pay to conquered Greece ? It 
was ruins. 

Why do the Greeks merit the 
first rank among nations ? They 
i founded genius. 

\_Here let the pupils be exaviin^ 
ed by the Miscellaneous Ques- 
lions^ Sect. i. near the end of the 
book.^ 



CHAPTER XL 



From what do all nations wish 
to derive merit ? 

With what do they gjenerally 
supply the defect of history ? 

From whom did the Romans 
•wish to be thought to have de- 
scended ? 

Why? 

From what prince did they pre- 
tend to derive their origin ? 

Who were the reputed parents 
of Eneas ? 

Give some farther account of 
Eneas. Having years. 

Who was the founder of Rome ? 

Of what murder was he guilty ? 

How extensive was the city at 
that time ? 

How extensive was its territo- 
ry? 

For whom did Romulus open a 
sanctuary ? 

What attendants had Romulus 
after he was elected king ? 

W hat was the business of the 
Jictors ? 

How numerous was the senate ? 

Of what characters, was it 
composed ? 

What were the senators called ? 

What were their descendants 
called ? 

What were the rest of the peo- 
ple called ? 

What power did the Plebeians 
assume ? 

What was the first care of the 
©ew-created king ? 



In what did the religion of that 
age principally consist.-* 

What were the pretensions of 
the soothsayers ? 

What power had the husband 
over the wife ? 

What power had the father 
over his children ? 

How v/ere the people divided 
and subdivided ? 

How did the Romans procure 
wives at that time J? 

How did the Roman youth gain 
the favour of their Sabine wives ? 

What ensued from the resent- 
ment of their parents ? 

Who was the last king that 
attempted to revenge this dis- 
grace of his country ? 

How was the Tatian war ter* 
minated ? 

What were the conditions of 
the accommodation which ensu- 
ed? 

How long did Tatius reign with 
Romulus ? 

What was the effect of success 
upon Romulus ? 

What became of Romulus ? 

What did the senators pretend 
had become of him? 

How was Romulus regarded 
after death ? 

Who succeeded Romulus ? 

How was the government ad- 
ministered for a year after the 
deatli of Romulus ? 

Who was then chosen king ? 



22 



For what was he eminent? 

In what wai he f-killed ? 

Whnt was his cotKiiict after his 
election ? It was kingdom. 

With what g-oddtss did he pro- 
fess to have intercourse ? 

What do ynii recoilect concern- 
ing the temple of Janns ? 

What dejtinctiou did Numa 
abolish ? 

How long did Romulus and 
Numa reign ? 

Who succeeded Numa ? 

To what, was he entirely de- 
voted ? 

How was the war between the 
Komans and Albans terminated r 

Give some account of the com- 
bat between the Horatii and Curi- 
am. 

Who succeeded Tullius Hos- 
tillius? 

What relation was he to Numa ? 

W^hom did he take for his mo- 
del? 

W^hat important port did he 
build ? 

W^ho succeeded Ancus Marti- 
us ? 

What was his original name ? 

What is said of his father ? 

How many members did Tar- 
quin the Elder add to the senate ? 

Who succeeded Tarquin the 
Eldpr r 

W^hat was the chief object of 
his reign ? 



What regulation did he insti- 
tute to ascertain the increase of 
the people ? 

Give some account of the lus- 
trum. 

To whom did he marry his two 
daughters? 

How did he cross their tem- 
per"- ? 

What murders did Lucius and 
Tullia perpetrate ? 

Who succeeded Servius Tulli- 
us? 

How did the best part of the 
community regard tlie accession 
of Tarqnin the Proud ? 

Why did he refuse burial to the 
body of his father-in-law ? 

In what did his policy con- 
sist ? 

Give some account of the slrat- 
agem^ by which Tarquin took the 
city of Gabii. 

Give some account of the Sy- 
bil who sold her books to Tar- 
quin . 

What was the speech of Junius 
Brutus over the body of Lucre- 
tia? 

What did he then tell those 
around him? 

W'hat oath did he cause them 
to swear ? 

VYhat decree did the senate 
proceed to pass ? 

What injury did he afterwards 
do to his country ? 



CHAPTER XII. 



In what did the Greeks excel 
the Romans ? 

In what did the Romans excel 
all other nations ? 

What principles of freedom had 
the Roman monarchy ? The king 
monarch, 

W^hich of the kings acted most 
independently of these salutary 
checks ? 

When the monarchy was abol- 
ished, what form of government 
was substituted ? Republican, 



What officers were substituted 
for kings ? 

How great was their power ? 

W^hat were considerable checks 
to the abuse of consular power? 

How often were consuls elec- 
ted ? 

Who were the two first consuls ? 

How was the new-formed gov- 
ernment greatly endangered ? 

Of what great crime, were two 
of the sons of Brutus guilty? 

For what striking act of justice, 



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was Brutus distinguished ? He 
= death. 

Who was tlie most forriiidable 
enemy, incited by Tarquin against 
Rorae ? 

Why was Porsenna willing to 
engage in a war with ihe Ro- 
mans ? 

Give some accowni of Porsen,' 
na''s heaieging Rprac. 

By what great internal difficnl 
ties, was the Roman Coniraovi- 
wealth greatly harassed, in every 
part of its duration ? 

How were they generally set- 
tled ? 

What was the general charac- \ 
ter of the R-oman government ? 

When was Largius appointed 
first dictator? 

What power had the dictator ? 
His -monarch. 

In what emergencies, was a 
dictator chosen ? 

Wh<;t gave rise to the appoint- 
ruent of tribunes ? 

IIow often, and from whom, 
were the tribunes chosen ? 

What were the power and office 
of the tribunes? 

What was the number of the 
tribunes ? 

W^liat was the original name of 
Coriolanus? 

W^h3' was he called Coriolanus? 

How did he draw upon himself 
the resentment of the people ? 

With wliat crime was he at first 
charged ? 

Give, some account of his de- 
fence 

How was he aided in his trial 
by those whote lives he had sav- 
ed ? 

What was the immediate effect 
of tliis defence ? 

W'hy was he not immediately 
cleared ? 

What ground was there for this 
charge ? 

To whiat was he condemned ? 

Whose friend>iiip and assistatice 
did he obtain after his banishment? 



What conditions did the Ro- 
mans offer him when he bad en- 
camped before the cify ? 

What reply did he make ? 

How did he treat the second 
embassy ? 

Of what characters did the 
third emba-sy consist? 

Whai was the success of the 
third embassy? 

Of whom did the fourth depu- 
tc'tioa consist ? 

What was their success ? 

What became of Coriolanus? 

Who was the most eminent 
character, found in the early stage 
of the Roman republic ? 

What was his occMpation? 

From what enemies, did Cincin- 
natus deliver the Romans? 

What is to be considered most 
remarkable in the conduct of 
Cincinnatus ? 

When did the Romans intro- 
duce written laws ? 451 B. C. 

How were these laws collec- 
ted? 

Upon what were they written ? 

When the laws of the twelve 
iubk'8 were introduced, what 
magistrates were created ? De- 
cem^rs. 

For what were the decemvirs 
appointed ? 

What officers were next ap- 
pointed ? 

What remark does the author 
make in this coimexion, respect- 
ing free governments? Whoever 
nations. 

What Roman, next in time to 
f'incinnatus, is particularly wor- 
thy of notice? 

Of what crime did the tribunes 
prettnd that Caraillus was guilty ? 

How did Camilius avoid a pub- 
lic trial ? 

Give somf account of the Gauls, 

that invaded Rome J? The 

con ti try, 

Wlio was the most distinguish- 
ed chieftain of the Cisalpine 
Gauls? 



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"What was the reply of Brennus 
to the Roman ambassador?, who 
•were sent to demand of him, v-hal 
rjo-bl he had to invade Clusium? 

°What did Brennus demand in 
his turn ? 

What did the anibassadors do, 
OUthat occasion ? 

What was the succeeding con- 
duct of Brejjnus? 

What was the isf-ue of the bat- 
tle, that W3SS00U fought? 

W^ith what success did Brennus 
go against Rome ' 

Give some account of the slaugh- 
ter of the Roman senate. 

How long did the Gauls con- 
tinue their havoc ? 

What did they do to the city ? 
W'hat place did the Romans 
defend asainst the Gauls? 

What did the Romans engage 
to give Brennus, to withdraw his 
army ? 

Who prevented the payment 
of the gold, and delivered the 
Romans from Brennus ? 

W^ith what did Camillas say, 
that the Romans were accustom- 
ed to purchase peace ^ 

W'hut became of the Gauls ? 
In what did the Roman resour- 
ces principally consist, at that 
time? 

In what manner, did the Ro- 
mans enjoy victory, and endure 
defeat ? 

What was the state of the Ro- 
mansv soon after the Gallic mva- 
sion? 

W^th whom were they next 
engaged in war? 

To whom did the Samnites ap- 
ply f-Tciid, as;ainst the Romans? 

Wh-^Q Pyrrhus offered to medi- 
ate between the Romans and 
Samnites, what did the Roman 
consul reply ? 

W^ho was victorious in this fir«t 
battle? 

What did Pyrrhus say, upon 
the occasion ? 

W^ho was at the head of a Ro- 



man desputation to Pyrrhus for 

the exchange of prisoners ? 

Of what had he long been a, 
pattern ? 

What high office had he for- 
merly enjoyed ? . 

How had he learned the art of 
lessening his wants ? 

What methods did Pyrrhus 
adopt, to try the virtue and firm- 
ness of Fabricius ? 

What did Fabricius remark 
after the second trial? 

V¥hat favor did Pyrrhus grant 
Fabricius,? 

What favor did Fabricius after- 
wards confer upon Pyrrhus? 

What did Pyrrhus say upoa 
the occasion ? 

Whdt was the issue of several 

succeeding battles? Pyrrhus 

pieces ? 

^Vho had been the principal lea- 
ders in the way of the Samnites ? 

To whom did the Tarentines 
apply for aid, when they were 
left by Pyrrhus? 

With what disposition, did the 
Carthaginians receive the appli- 
cation ? 

What rem?jrk is made, respect- 
ing ihe influfc/ice of commerce, in 
raising the Carthaginians'' 

By whom was Carthage found- 
ed? 

What was the government of 
the Carthaginians? Under 
officers. 

With Avhat were the govern- 
ment and policy of all ancient 
nation?, inttTwoven? 

Of how many orders, did the 
government of ^'arthage consist? 

What were they ? The s-.i/fe- 
tes, the senate, and the people ? 

How extensive were the do- 
minions of the Romans, at that 
time ? 

By what means, had the « ;^rtha- 
e:inians amassed e:reat wealth ? 

V^'hat wa? the character of ^ome 
of the most di-iin;rui?!K^d African 
generals ? They attack. 



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By wliat were the Romans ac- 
tuated ? 

What is said of their courage ? 

What is faid of the contest be- 
tween the Romans and Cartha 
ginians ? That it was conducted 
history. 

Give some account of the com- 
fnencement of Ihtjirst Funic war? 
riiero Carthage 

Who commanded the Romans 
in their first naval battle with the 
Carthaginians ? 

What was his success ? 

Who was the next commander 
against the Carthaginians ? 

What was the success of Regu- 
lus against the Carthaginians ? 
He was victorious by sea and by 
land. 

What apprehensions were ex- 
cited by the success of Kegulus, 
against the Carthaginians? 

To whom did the Carthagini 
ans then apply, to command tlieir 
forces ? 

W^hat was the success of Xan- 
tippus against the Romans ? lie 
gained great advantages over 
them, and took Regulus pri- 
soner. 

What effect upon the Romans, 
had their disasters at sea ? 

What was the conduct of Re- 
gulus, when the Carthaginians 
sent him with their ambassador 
to Rome ? Although Rome. 

What was the fate of Regulus ? 

What was the state of the war, 
after the death of Regulus? 

What w ere the conditions of 
peace, to which tlie Carthagini 
ans were subjected ? 

Who vanquished the Gauls, 
tliat invaded Etruria, between the 
first and second Punic war ? 

Who roused tlie Carthaginians 
to engage in the second war with 
the Romans? 

What oath did Hannibal take, 
when he was nine years old ? 

How did the Carthaginians 
liegin the war ? 
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With what army, did he march 
for Italy ? 

At what season of the year, did 
he cross the Alps ? 

What part of his army did he 
lose in that enterprise? 

Who was the first Roman com- 
mander, that Hannibal defeat- 
ed in Italy ? — the second ? — the 
third ? 

In what manner did Fahius op- 
post Hannibal ? 

What was the success of Yarrow's 
army against Hannibal ? 

Whi.t part of Hannibal's mili- 
tary conduct has sometimes been 
censured ? 

What ditficulties might he an- 
ticipate in the siege of Rome ? 

Why did not the Carthaginians 
conquer the Romans ? The 
factions. 

How long was Hannibal in 
Italy ? 

Why did the Carthaginians re- 
call Hannibal from Italy? 

What was the result of Hanni- 
baPs battle with Scipio the Youn- 
ger? Hannibal was flight. 

Where was fought the battle 
between Hannibal and Scipio the 
Younger ? 

Which of these generals was 
particularly desirous of terminat- 
ing the war by treaty ? 

Give some account of Hanni' 
baPs speech on thai occasion? 

What is the substance of Sci. 
pio's reply ? 

JVhat was the issue of the bat- 
tle of Zam,a? 

Give some account of the conu 
inencement and conclusion of the 
third Punic war. 

When did this war end? 

What became of Hannibal ? 
After his flight, he exerted his ut- 
most efforts against the Romans 
with very little effect. In his 
70th year, he took poison, and 
died. 



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CHAPTER Xlll. 



When did Rome cease to have 
a rival ? 

What countries soon came into 
possession of the Romans ? Mace- 
don, Assyria, Greece and Spain. 

Why was Aiitiochus the Great 
careful to go contrary to the ad- 
vice of Hannibal ? 

What was the conduct of the 
Numantines, after sustaining a 
siege fourteen years ? 

Who was Cornelia ? 

What did she regard as her 
jewels ? 

What law did Tiberius Grac- 
chus endeavor to procure to be 
enacted ? 

Who opposed this law ? 

Who strenuously promoted it ? 

What became of Tiberius Grac- 
chus ? 

In what respect was Caius 
Gracchus superior to his brother ? 

To what important office, was 
he twice elected ? 

How did he incur the hatred 
of the senate ? 

What became of Caius Grac- 
chus ? 

What ivere some of the conse- 
quences'of the elevation of Rome ^ 
soon after the Funic wars? 

Who deluged Italy in Roman 
blood, within a few years after 
the destruction of Carthage ? 

How long was it, from the des- 
truction of Carthage, to the per- 
petual dictatorship of Sylla ? 

Why did S^lla involve the re- 
public in a civil war? 

When was the freedom of 
Rome forever extinguished ? 

Who has been called the glory 
and scourge of Rojne ) 

What is said of his personal 
appearance and power ? His 
man ners bravery. 

In what war, was Marius first 
distinguished ? 

Why did most of the Italian 
states confederate against Rome ? 



What was that war called ? 

Who commanded in the war 
against the confederates? 

In what war did Sylla begin to 
acquire distinction ? 

Who proved a greater scourge 
to Rome than even Marius? 

What was the personal appear- 
ance of Sylla? His sincere. 

What methods did he adopt to 
train favor ? He was convers- 
ed. 

What office did Sylla hold 
under Marius Numidia ? 

To what office was he next 
promoted ? 

What war was he then chosen 
to conduct? 

Why did Marius feel indignant 
at this appointment ? 

What law did Marius then pro- 
cure to be enacted ? 

Why would not the army sub- 
mit to the command of Marius ? 

How did the army treat the 
officers of Marius? 

What request did they make 
to Sylla ? 

What was the conduct of Sylla 
after he returned to Rome ? Find- 
ing Mithridates. 

What powerful opponent did 
Sylla leave at Rome ? 

What powerful assistants soon 
came to the aid of Cinna ? 

What had been the fortune of 
Marius during his exile? 

What is said of Marius after 
entering the city ? 

How long was Sylla absent from 
Rome ? 

What menace did he send to 
the senate ? 

What became of Cinna ? 

What did Sylla publish after 
entering the city ? 

What was the consequence P 

What office did Sylla cause to 
be conferred upon himself? 

How long did he retain that 
office j* 



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Why did he not retain it longer ? 

What became of Sylla ? 

Vv'ho carried on the civil war, 
begun by Marius and Sylla ? 

By whom was this war termi- 
nated ? 

What enabled the Romans to 
be still powerful, after they were 
greatl}^ corrupted ? 

What beneficial influence had 
the ambition of the tyrants and 
demagogues of Rome ? To attach 
undivided. 

In what does the strength of 
empires principally consist ? 

Why was the duration of the 
Macedonian empire so short ? 

What is said of the genius of 
Rome, compared with that of 
Greece ? If ^-solemn. 

What two Romans were pre- 
pared to run the race of anibition, 
when Marius and Sylla were re- 
moved ? 

By what means, did Pompey 
and Crassns attempt to gain 
popularity ? While -entertain- 
ments. 

What three wonderful charac- 
ters appeared at Rome, about 
that time ? 

Who may be regarded as the 
greatest of the Roman command- 
ers ? 

What qualities did Catiline 
possess ? 

^Vhat did he plan and organize ? 

What were the leading objects 
of Catiline's conspiracy? 

How did Cesar quiet the dis- 
sensions of Pompej- and Crassus ? 

By whom was Crassus slain ? 

Who sided with Pompey against 
Cesar ? 

On whom did Cesar rely ? 

Who was victorio^ at the bat- 
tle of Pharsalia ? 

What was the conduct of Pom- 
pey, at the battle of Pliarsalia ? 

So cause. 

What was the character of 
Cesar ? A advantage. 

What became of Pompey ? 



What is said of the clemency 
of Cesar, after the battle of Phar- 
salia ? It was as forgive. 

How long did Cesar live, after 
the battle of Pharsalia ? 

JVhat were his conduct and for- 
tune^ during that time ? He 

climbed. 

Give some account of Cesar'^s 
death. 

Who were the next triumvi- 
rate ? 

What did they proclaim them- 
selves ? 

Who were at the head of the 
conspirators ? 

What was the conduct of the 
people at that time ? The stand- 
ard broken. 

To what, did Cicero fall a vic- 
tim ? 

What was the conduct of An- 
tony and Octavius, after Ijenidus 
was rejected from the triumvi- 
rate .? 

Where was their quarrel decid- 
ed ? 

Where did Antony die ? 

When did Rome become an 
empire ? 

How long did Rome continue 
the most powerful empire in the 
world ? 

How were men of learning then 
treated at ilome ? 

What is said of the literature 
of Cicero ? We may— —studies. 

Mention some circumstances, 
relating to the death of Cicero, 
He was murdered— — tyrants. 

What was the character of 
Augustus ? 

When the power of Augustus 
was confirmed, how did he treat 
the people ? He endeavoured 
relish. 

What was the character of the 
Romans, at that time, compared 
with their former character? 

What was the conduct of Au- 
gustus, when he saw himself in 
the undisturbed possession of the 
empire ? 



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Of what did he particularly! 
boast ? 

For what purpose, does the 
house of Jacob seem to have been 
preserved ? 

When was the Hebrew govern- 
ment changed to an absolute 
monarchy ? 

Who was their first king ? 

When did the Ten Tribes revolt 
from the house of David ? 

How long did the kingdom of 
the Ten Tribes conlinue ? 

By whom, and when, were the 
Ten Tribes carried i)ito captivity ? 

By whom were the Jews carri- 
ed captive to Babylon ? 

How long did the Jews remain 
at Babylon ? 

When, and by whom, were 
they released, and seiit to their 
own land ? 

How long did they continue in 
nominal subjection lo the king of 
Persia ? 

To whom were the Jews next 
subject ? 

Who had the dominion over 
them, next after the Syrians? 
The Romans. 

When did Titus Vespasian de- 
stroy Jerusalem ? 

How many Jews were destroy- 
ed with their city ? 

W^hat became of the remnant ? 

What is peculiarly remarka- 
ble of that nation ? 

What had God promised to 
Abraham ? 

When will this promise be veri- 
fied ? When all shall know Ihe 
Lor 
greatest 

What are the two pillars of evi- 
dence, to show that Jesus Christ 
was divinely sent, to enlighten 
and redeem the world ? 



To what relates the testimony, 
on which the Christian religion 
chieiiy relies ? 

What are the principal articles, 
in which the excellency of the 
Christian religion appears? 

What was the central point of 
the movements of Augustus ? 

What were the successors of 
Augustus generally ? 

How many of the first sixteen 
R,oman emperors were compara- 
tively good ? Eight, one of the 
first eight, and seven of the second 
eight 

Who was the comparatively 
good character among the first 
eiglit ? AugUhlus. 

Who were the seven bad char- 
acters of the first eight ? Tiberi- 
us, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Gal- 
ba, Otho and Vitellius. 

Who was the bad character of 
the second eight Roman empe- 
ror^ ? Domitian. 

Who were tlie seven compara- 
tively good characters of the 
second eight ? Vespasian, Titus, 
Nerva, Trajan, Adrian, Antoni- 
nus Pius and Marcus Aurelius 
Antoninus. 

Who was the first emperor, 
under whom the Roman name 
was treated with contempt? 

What was his conduct ? Al- 
most crime. 

Who restored the Roman name 
to its ancient splendor? 

Who succeeded Vespasian ? 

What did Titus display? 

Who succeeded Titus? 

What encomium is passed upon 
Nerva, Trajan, Adrian, Antoninus 
Pius and Marctis Aurelius Anto- 
ninus ? Thdr names Rome. 

How Ion Jpid they reign ? 



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CHAPTER XIV. 



How long was the period from 
the accession of Augustus, to that 
of Commodus ? 

What did the Roman empire 
contain, during that period ? 

What had Augustus warmly 
recommended to his succes- 
sor ? 

By whom was this advice fol- 
lowed ? B}' most of the empe- 
rors, though some of them made 
considerable conquests in Europe, 
Asia and Africa. 

What had been the effect of 
the wars of Marius and Sjlla, of 
Cesar and Pompey, and of Au- 
gustus and Antony? They had 
almost like Romans. 

By what power, was Rome 
really governed, under the empe- 
rors ? 



Of what characters, was the 
(he army generally composed ? 

What was the consequence of 
such a government ? The lustre 
calamity. 

Of how many soldiers, did the 
Roman legion consist ? 

What did the primitive Chris- 
tians disclaim, as a means of 
spreading their principles? 

On what did they rely for this 
purpose ? 

What countries had Christiani- 
ty penetrated, at the close of the 
second century ? 

What was the consequence of 
Christians being enemies to idola- 
try and superstition ? They 

authorities. 

What cruelties did they suflfer ? 
They tortures. 



CHAPTER XV. 



What objects does Roman his- 
tory present, after the reign of 

Marcus AureJius? The most 

decay. 

What was the grand cause of 
the destruction of Rome ? Inter- 
nal disorder. 

What is said of the reign and 
memory of Commodus ? 

What scenes were then witness- 
ed, at the seat of government ? — 
in the provinces ? — on the fron- 
tiers ? — in Italy i — in the army ? 

What is said of the cruelty and 
effeminacy of Commodus ? 

Who succeeded Commodus ? 

In what manner, did Pertinax 
receive the diadem ? 

How were the Roman armies 
then regarded by barbarians? 

What was the character of the 
administration of Pertinax? 

Why could not Pertinax re- 
form the empire ? The nation 

abundance. 

3* 



Give some account of the death 
of Pertinax . 

How was the empire disposed 
of, after the death of Pertinax? 

What was the character of 
Pertinax ? Historians amia- 
ble. 

How long was the time from 
the death of Pertinax, to that of 
Augustulus? 

How many emperors reigned in 
that time ? 

What was it necessary, the 
barbarians should learn of the Ro- 
mans, in order to subdue them? 

To what are the invasions of the 
barbarians compared ? 

What was their chief difficulty ? 

Why may we suppose, there 
were many Romans in the armies 

of the barbarians ? Numbers ■ 

people. 

Who composed the strength of 
the Roman armies, in the Jast 
period of the empire ? 



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What does the Roman history 
present, from the death of Com- 
modus to the extinction of the 
western empire ? 

What effect had the best mea- 
sures and greatest exertions of 
the very few able emperors, thai 
reigned in that period ? The 
effect incurable. 

How many persons assumed 
the imperial pur[)]e at the same 
time, as successors of Valerian ? 

How did each of them attempt 
to support his claim ? 

What was the condition of the 

empire in those times ? All 

revolutions. 

By what means, was Christi- 
anity established throughout the 
empire ? 

To what place, did Constantine 
repaove the seat of government 

•What was Byzantum thence 
called ? 



What was the condition of the 
church after the conversion of 
Constantine ? From this sav- 
age nations. 

When did Constantine become 
sole master of the Roman empire ? 

What gave a more fatal blow 
to the Roman Empire, than the 
vices of Commodus ? 

What effect upon Rome, had 
Constantine's removal? That 
glory. 

What was the effect upon the 
Western Empire ? Fatal. 

What was the subsequent con- 
ditiin of Italy ? 

Who was the last of the Ro- 
man emperors in the west? 

When, and by whom, was Au- 
gustulus dethroned ? 

How long had Rome stood ? 

What did Rome do after that, 
in her ecclesiastical capacity ? 
She deposed Sovereignty. 



CHAPTER XVI. 



What were the only Grecian 
cities worthy of attention, while 
under the Romans ? 

When did Athens revolt from 
the Romans ? 

By whom was it reduced ? 

What devastation did he com- 
mit ? 

Did the Athenians side with Ce- 
sar, or Pompey ? 

How did Cesar treat them ? 

What important city did Cesar 
rebuild ? 

From what time, had it lain 
desolate ? 

With whom, did the Atheni- 
ans side, in the next civil war ? 

What special honor did the 
Athenians show them ? 

Why did Athens decline about 
that time ? 

What is said of the literary 
fame of Athens, at that time ? 

With what was xAthens filled 
when visited by Paul ? 



W'hat is said of the idolatry of 
Athens ? 

What is said of PanPs success 
in preaching at Athens ? 

How long did Paul reside at 
Corinth ? 

What were the two ports of 
Corinth? 

What was PauPs success at 
Cor/nth? 

What did the Athenians retain 
under Trajan ? 

Under whose influence did Ath- 
ens reflect a faint ray of its for- 
mer glory ? 

In what title did Constantine 
glory ? 

Who preserved the Grecian 
cities from the Goths in the year 
380? 

When did Alaric plunder 
Greece ? 

Give some account of his pro- 
gress and devastation. 



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What did Athens become after 
this? 

How long did it continue sunk 
in obscurity ? 

What Roman emperor repaired 
the walls of several Grecian cities, 
in the sixth century? 

What was the character of the 
period of darkness, which suc- 
ceeded the fall of Rome ? Equal- 
ly mankind. 

To what may tracing the histo- 
ry of the dark ages be compared ? 

What appellation has been giv- 
en to the Eastern Empire ? 

What was the extent of the 
Eastern Empire ? 

What was a peculiar felicity of 
Constantinople ? It ages. 

What was an important link in 
the chain of events, whifch restor- 
ed the arts and sciences ? 

What is said of the miseries of 
the Italians, after the fall of 
Rome ? Their conception. 

How many times was Rome 
besieged and taken, during twen- 
ty years ? 

What was the mental condition 
of mankind, in that period ? Man- 
kind humanity. 

For what purpose, did barbari- 
ans search for the most valuable 
productions of antiquity? 

What greatly assisted the bar- 
barians in their work of destruc- 
tion ? Superstition. 

How long has Great Britain 
been known in history ? 

Were the Britons wholly, or 
partially, conquered by Cesar ? 

What effect upon Britain, had 
the fall of Rome ? 

To whom did the Britons apply 
for aid, when invaded by the 
Scots and Picts ? 

After repelbng the Scots and 
Ficts, what did the Saxons pro- 
ceed to do ? 

Into how many kingdoms, did 
the Saxons erect themselves ? 

What are these seven kingdoms 
called ? 



Under whom, and when, were 
these kingdoms united ? 

What corner of Asia is Arabia ? 

Who is considered the father 
of the Arabs ? 

What was predicted of Ishma- 
el? 

In whom has this prediction 
been accomplished ? 

What is a singular circumstance 
in the history of the Arabs? 

By whom has their conquest 
been atten»pted ? 

What wonderful synchronism 
is here mentioned ? 

What was there remarkable in 
the elevation of Mahomet? 

From an obscure parentage, 

birth, and education, he rose— 

parallel. 

By whose assistance, did Ma- 
homet pretend, that he wrote the 
Koran ? 

To whom did he begin to pub- 
lish his mission ? 

What was the consequence? 

What is this flight called ? 

Hi>w did his religion spread? 

What were Mahomet's follow- 
ers called, after his death? 

What countries did they con- 
quer in a very short time ? 

Who put a stop to their pro- 
gress in Europe ? 

How many of them did he kill 
in a day ? 

Where was that battle ? 

What did Mahomet declaims 
himself to be ? The Christ. 

From what did he draw his 
doctrines and morality ? From 
governed. 

What did he teach ? 

What did his scheme of morali- 
ty allow ? 

How did he represent the affairs 
of a future stale? In such a 
manner that- vice. 

What were his main arguments 
for propagating his religion ? 

From what people, was the 
name Franu derived ? 



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What nations did the Franks 
dispossess in France ? 

With whom did they then 
maintain long and bloody wars? 

Who was the founder of the 
French monarchy ? 

What was the first care of the 
Gothic and Saracen invaders? 

What did they find a far more 
difficult task than that ? 

Girt some account of the Feu- 
dal System. The northern 

system. 

What is said in favor of this sys- 
tem? It was a happy state. 



What is said againet it ? It was 
darkness. 

What was the grand defect of 
the Feudal System ? 

Who erected a new empire in 
Europe, in the midst of this con- 
fusion ? 

What was his dominion ? 

For what is Charlemagne justly 
celebrated ? 

[Here let the pupil be examined 
by the Miscellaneous Queslionsy 
Sect. II.] 



VOLUME 11. 



CHAPTER I. 



What important particular? are 
presented, hy the history of Eu- 
rope, from the 9th to the 16th 
century ? 

What is a concise definition o) 
the Feudal System? 

What was the general object 
of chivalry and knight-errantrj- ? 

What evil did they promote? 

To what good object, did they 
lead the way ? 

What merit in relation to fe- 
males, is to be ascribed to thcst 
institutions ? 

What would knight errants do 
in defence of their own honor, or 
that of females? 

In what respects, were the 
barbarians supenor to the Ro- 
mans ? 

What may be considered, as 
the most unreasonable practice, 
that ever existed under the form 
of justice and legality ? 



Of what was duelling the off- 
spring? 

What disputes were settled by 
single combat? 

By what act was the one who 
(aiJed, considered as having lost 
his cause ? 

Of what was the revival of 
commerce a natural consequence ? 

What cities led the way in the 
commerce of Europe ? 

What was the consequence? 

Which was the first, most pow- 
erful and most permanent repub- 
lic, that rose after the fall of 
Rome ? 

How may Venice be regarded 
among the cities of modern Eu- 
rope ? 

From what did Venice save 
Europe ? 

Who were the first commercial 
people, that ever existed in Eu- 
rope ? 



CFIAPTER 11. 



"What interesting rumour pre- 
vailed through Europe, at the end 
of the tenth century ? 

What was inferred from that 
sentiment? 

Wfiat plan was proposed ? 

What method was pursued, to 
excite the people to this object ? 
Preachins; inis'ion 

How did some of them appear? 

What did they promise each 
soldier, who should engage in the 
enterpri?e ? 

With what did they threaten 
such as remained inactive ? 

What was their success ? Be- 
yond BiHoay. 

What appellation is generally 
given to these wars with the 
Turks ? Crusades or Huli/ IVars. 

How long dul they cotitinufc- ? 
"With con-iderablo intervals, for 
two hundred Vf ars. 

How many men are supposed 



j to have been enG;aged in these 

wars ? Eleven millions. 

How many lost their lives? 

Probably two millions. 

What was the only enterprise, 

in which the powers of Europe 
j ever generally engaged ? 
j What cliaracter is given of the 

: Crusades ? Thi!= man. 

; What were some of the unex- 
' jDected advantages resulting from 
j the Crusades ? They drew off 
I many fiery spirits, that could 
' never bo at rest, prevented many 
i WL.r?, hushed many comm.otions, 
j extinguished animosities, and laid 
I a fourujation for social intercourse 
I auioiig European nations. They 

also conduced very mucii to 
j weaken the overbearing nobility, 
! to promote commerce, arts, civi- 
j lizafion and refinement, to rouse 
! genius, to expand the mmd, and 
' to revive science and literature. 



CHAPTER III. 



"W'hen did the power of the 
Ottoman Turks arise ? 

Where were they first establish- 
ed ? 

What did they at length be- 
come ? 

From whom, did they spring ? 

Where were they first estab- 
lished ? 

Who was then at their head ? 

What was the character of the 
monarchs of the Ottamon 'J'urks? 

Which of them invaded Europe ? 

Where did Anjurath fix the 
seat of his empire ? 

Who established the janizaries ? 

What is said of the janizaries ? 
They were perhaps- known. 

What is peculiarly remarkable 
in the history of the Turks, for 
several reigns? 

What was the character of Ba- 
jazet, the son of Amurath ? He 
was— — compui.-ioa. 



How large was the army of 
Bajazet ? 

Who were the flower of his 
army ? 

For what great purpose, did he 
mature his plans ? 

To whom, did the emperor of 
Constantinople apply for aid, 
when that city was beseiged by 
Bajazet ? 

What offer did Tamerlane make 
to Bajazet ? 

What answer did Bajazet re-* 
turn ? 

How large was the army, with 
which Talmerlane is said to have 
marched against Bajazet ? 

Where did they come to a gen- 
eral battle ? Near Angora. 

What is said of the greatness 
of the battle of Angora ? 

What was the issue of the 
battle of Angora ? Bajazet——- 
! guards. 



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How long did this check of the 
Turks retard the capture of Con- 
stantinople ? 

What Turkish prince took 
Constantinople? 

WUen ? 

"VVliat did the Turks become, 
in the succeeding reigns ? 

Who was the greatest of the 
Turki&h emperors .■' 



On what account, were the 
characters of the Turkish empe- 
rors extremely unlovely ? All 

blood. 

How do the Turks appear in 
mind ? — in manners ? 

What ch.aracters now inhabit 
those countries, where the Greeks 
carried literature and philosophy 
to such perfection ? 



CHAPTER IV 



W^hat laid the foundation for 
the revival of letters? 

W^hen was the mariner's com- 
pass invented ? 

By whom, and where ? 

What was the effect of this in- 
vention ? It opened- ligliU 

When was the art of printing 
invented ? 

What is said of the block-print- 
ing, that had been long practised 
in China ? It bears Europe. 

For what purpose, have wars 
generally been waged, and carri- 
ed on ? 

If peace should become perma- 
nent, what would probably be 
one of the important consequen- 
ces ? 

To what may be imputed the 



diversity of languages, manners 
and customs ?* 

W'hat is represented as the 
grandest enterprise, ever under- 
taken by man .'' 

Where was Columbus born ? 

From his knowledge of the fig- 
ure of the earth, what did Colum- 
bus conjecture ? 

How long did he petition the 
courts of Europe in vain? 

Who at length furnished him 
with a small squadron of ships ? 

With what did Spain reward 
him for discovering a new world ? 

What have mankind done to 
mend the matter ? 

* The reason assigned by the author, 
can hardly be consideredas the sole cause. 



CHAPTER V. 



By what characters, was Eu- 
rope governed, during; a consider- 
able part of the 16th century? 
Monarchs government. 

Who were the principal ? 

How long did the posterity of 
Charlemagne hold the throne of 
Germany ? 

Who was then elevated to that 
dignity ? 

Has the monarchy been heredi- 
tary, or elective, since the acces- 
sion of Conrad ? 

With whom has the German 



empire been almost continually 
engaged in war ? 

After the death of Maximilian, 
who were the two candidates, who 
aspired to the German tiirone? 

What induced Francis to hope 
for success ? 

What seemed to point out 
Charles, as the most proper can- 
didate ? 

To whom was the crown first 
offered ? 

fVhat is the substance of his 
reply ? 



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Who was then elected ? 

What was the character of 
Francis I.? He was rashness. 

What was the character of 
Charles V. ? 

What was his success in his 
wars with Francis ? 

For what did the administration 
of Francis lay the foundation ? 

What was the most fortunate 
circumstance in the reign of 
Charles ? 

Who planned the conquest of 
Germany, about that time? 

To what great city in Germany, 
did he lay siege ? 

What was the conduct of Soly- 
man, when Charles marched a 
vast arruy against him ? 

What was the religious charac- 
ter 01 Charles V. ? He king- 
dom. 

What prevented his suppressing 

the Reformation ? The vast^ 

engaged. 

By what means, did Luther 
begin the R<:'formati(>n ? 

What had the Pope impiously 
claimed, long before this time ? 

For what purpose, was the sale 
of indulgences begun by Urban 
II.? 

How did Luther proceed in the 
work of reformation ? He pro- 
ceeded — — power. 

What was his success ? His 

Ilesse. 

By what did Maurice render 
himself conspicuous ? By de- 
signs. 

In what manner, did Charles 

escape from Maurice ? Over 

gout. 

What did Charles recognize, at 
the peace of Passau ? 

What was the most humbling 
stroke, which Charles received in 
Germany i* 

In what, was Maurice superior 
to Charles ? 

By what very extraordinary 
act, did Charles astonish Europe, 
ashort time before his death ? 



Why did he probably renounce 
his vast dominions ? 

Where did he take up his resi- 
dence ? 

How did he spend his time ? 

During whose reign, was the 
German empire at its utmost 
height? 

What have rendered the con- 
stitution of the Germanic body 
weak, and liable to dissolu- 
tion ? 

In what has German genius ex- 
celled that of other nations? 

With what, had the Spaniards 
a very hard struggle, after the fall 
of Home ? 

What ambitious project had 
long filled the mind of Charles ? 

Why did he not succeed ? 

To whom did he abdicate his 
dominions ? 

What was the character of 
Philip? 

By what great exploit, did he 
calculate to render his reign illus- 
trious ? 

By what two motives, was he 
impelled to this measure ? 

What was the fleet called, 
wjjich he prepared for the inva- 
sion ? 

What did this Armada carry? 

How many of these sliips weie 
taken or destroyed by Howard 
and Drake ? 

What became of the rest ? 

W^ho is said to have projected 
the court of Inquisition ? 

When was it erected ? 

Of w^hom were the inquisitoi^ 
independent ? 

For what purpose, were they 
incorporated ? 

What honors did Guzman re- 
ceive after death ? 

What is said of the cruelty of 
Dominican inquisitors ? 

What emperor very greatly as- 
sisted the inquisitors ? 

What was the principal object 
of his edicts against heretics? 

What Pope endeavored to es- 



36 



tablish the inqiiisitioD, on a per- 
manent foundation ? 

To whose care, was it entrust 
ed? 

How was the inquisition treated 
in France ? 

Where has it been most dread- 
ful ? 

Why has the inquisition been 
more tolerable at Rome ? 

Why may the inquisition be cal- i 

led a school of vice ? There 

hell. 

Of what has the inqui*iiion 
been the nurse and ^uardim \ 

Whom was it desi<j;ned more 
particularly to effect in Spnin ? 

To v/hom else did it extend ? 

How many inquisitorial courts 
existed at the same time, in Cas- 
tile and Arragon ? 

How many familiars were there 
in that kingdom ? 

What was their business ? 

How were the victims punish- 
ed ? 

What effect h id the inquisition 
upon the Spanish character? 

How has the inquisition been 



treated ? The people them- 
selves. 

What is the substance of Vol- 
taire'' s remark upon this subject ? 

To what are we to impute the 
profound ignorance of the Spanish ? 

Give some account of the Auto 
da Fe. 

What else did Philip II. do? 

What was the consequence ? 
Those- honor. 

How long did they dispute the 
empire of the sea with Britain ? 

What are the Spaniards at this 
day? 

To what may this degradation 
be principally imputed ? 

Wl)at colonies were ruined by 
the same means r 

To what country in Europe, 
was the revival of literature least 
beneficial ? 

W'ho is said to have been the 
most vohaminous theological wri- 
ter, that ever lived ? 

For what are his writings re- 
markable ? 

What is the character of the 
Spaniards ? Crushed horrors. 



CHAPTER VI. 



What history is more impor- 
tsnt to us, than that of any other 
country in Europe, except Eng- 
land ? 

What has long been the cha- 
racter of the French ? 

What have long given France 
an extensive connexion with all 
the principal concerns of Europe ? 

What king of England con 
quered France, in the first part of 
the 15th century ? 

Who soon restored the droop- 
ing affairs of France ? 

What have the kings of Eng- 
land styled themselves, since that 
lime, till very lately ? 



In what condition did Francis 
I. leave hi< kingdom? 

What was the last place in 
France, that was taken from the 
English? By whom? 

When y/as the massacre of St. 
Bartholomew's? 

Who was then king of France? 

What were the Protestants of 
France called ? 

How did Charles gain their 
conBdence ? 

To whom did Charles give his 
sister in n)arriage ? 

What was the signal for a gen- 
eral extermination of the Hugo- 
nots? 



37 



How did Charles incite the fury 
of the Cathoh'cs ^ 

\^'ho were involved in iindistin- 
gni.-hed ruin ? 

ITow many riui;:onots were 
slaughtered in Paris? 

How many, in the whole of 
France ? 

How was the subject treated at 
Rome, and in Spain? 

What did it excite among the 
Protestants? 

Who was then French ambassa- 
dor at tiie court of England ? 

What does he say of the effect 
of the massacre upon that court ? 

Give some account of Ike wars 
be/ween Ihe Proteslanls aiid Cath- 
olics in France .^ 

Who ascended the throne of 
France, in the midst of these 
commotions ? 

By what deception, did lie gain 
this eminence ? 

When did he issue the famous 
edict of Nantz? 

What was granted by that 
edict ? 

By whom, and M'hen, was 
Henry IV. assassinated ? Ravail- 
lac, 1610. 

Who succeeded Henry IV. ? 
Who aided Lewis XII I. in 
crushing the nascent liberties of 
France ? 

How did Lewis effect this? 

He men. 

WIio was at the head of the 
famous Protestant league, formed 
among the Northern Powers? " 

Who formed the plan of this 
combination ? 

Who is sometimes called the 
Augustus of modern times? 

To what has (lie glory of France 
been essentially owing ? 

What was the character of the 
reign of Lewis XIV. ? 

What was his conduct toward 
other governments? He found 

cajoled. 

Who was king of England at 
that time ? 

4 



What parties in England were 
the tools of Lewis XIV..? 

What was the most notorious 
act of injustice, of which Lewis 
XIV was guilty ? 

What was the effect upon the 
Protestants? They inhabi- 
tants. 

What was the condition of 
Lewis XIV. in the latter part of 
his reign ? For fortune. 

What two men were greatly 
instrumental of humbling Lewis 
XIV.? 

What was the character of 
Lewis XV. ? 

When did Lewis XVI. ascend 
the throne .■' 

What was the character of 
Lewis XVI. ? 

Why are men accustomed to 
submit to so much oppression, 
rafiacity and cruelty from ty- 
rants ? Because destruction.* 

What oppressions had the 
French long endured? The clergy 
aristocracy. 

From what motive, did many 
take part in the French revolu- 
tion ? 

What was a powerful mover of 
the revolution ? 

What was the utmost wish of 
the more enlightened people in 
France, with regard to the im- 
provement of their political con- 
dition ? 

What was the condition of the 
poor labourer? He was often 
bread. 

What else had a very powerful 
influence in bringing about the 
revolution ? 

What did the infidels conceal 
under a robe, that might appear 
pure and spotless ? 

What did they set up as the 
only deity? 

What did they wish ? To bring 
vice. 



♦This answer must be received with 
some Umiiation, 



3S 



Who were infected with tliis 
spirit of infidelity and philoso- 
phism? It king. 

Give some account of the man- 
ner^ in which the American revo- 



lution might have had an irtjiu- 
tnce^ inpromoiirig that of France .^ 
How do multitudes of men view 
republicanism? 



CHAPTER VII. 



What are we to understand by 
the Northern Powers, or Northern 
Crowns ? 

When have they made some 
figure in history ? 

Who has been called the Semi- 
ramis of the North ? 

Of what countries, was she ac- 
knowledged queen ? 

What does Dr. Robertson call 
the North of Europe? 

How many distinguished Swedes 
were executed together by Chris- 
tian 11. ? 

What became of Christian II, ? 
He soon prison. 

Who rescued the Swedes from 
the yoke of Denmark ? 

Give some account of the man- 
ner^ in which he delivered his 
country ? 

What was the character of his 
reign ? 

What great characters merit a 
lower place in the temple of 
fame, than Gustavus Vasa ? 

Give some account of the won- 
derful methods, adopted by Peter 
the Great y for the good of his 
people. 

How old was Gustavus Adol- 
phus, when he ascended the 
throne ? 

Give some account of the state 
of his kingdom, at his accession ? 



W^hat did the great Adolphus 
shov/ on this occasion ? 

What was the object of the 
Protestant league, of which Gus- 
tavus was the head ? 

To what great warrior, may 
Gustavus be compared, or prefer- 
red ? 

How was Gustavus estimated, 
after his death ? 

With whom did the fame and 
prosperitj' of Sweden seem to ex- 
pire? 

What was the character of 

Charles XII. ? Probably war. 

Headlong advantage. 

To what may his whole pUn of 
operations be traced ? 

Where was Charles defeated, 
and his army almost destroyed ? 

What influence had the con- 
duct of Charles upon Sweden ? 
The disasters recovered. 

In what did Peter most display 
the grandeur of his mind ? 

What appeared to be the 
grand- object of all his exer- 
tions ? 

What empress of Russia has 
almost eclipsed the glory of Peter 
the Great ? 

What Prince of Russia is 
thought to have echpsed all his 
predecessors ? Alexander. 



What is the history 
nations ? 

In what history, is the mind 
often relieved with a most pleas- 
ing variety of prospect? 



CHAPTER VIII. 

of most 



Of what do the English exhibit a 
surprising and illustrious esaraple? 

How long has Britain held an 
in>portant rank among the nations 
of the earth? 



30 



Who was at the head of the 
Saxon ^eptarchy, in the year 
800:- 

By whom were the successors 
of Egbert exceedingly harassed? 

Who was the deliverer of his 
country, and the father of the 
Encflish constitution? 

Give some account of his de- 
feating the Danes. 

Who founded the university of 
Oxford ? 

What mode of trial did he re- 
vive ? 

For what did he do his utmost ? 

Row lon^ were Alfred''s succes- 
sors employed in wars with the 
Danes ? 

With what success ? 

When did Canute complete 
tiio conquest of England? In 
1017. 

How many Danish kings reign- 
ed in England ? 

Who was the next Saxon kins; ? 

Who succeeded Edward the 
Confessor ? 

Who invaded Englaad in 1066 ? 

Give some account of the battle 
of Hastings. 

By what was William kept in 
continual alarms, after the con- 
quest ? 

How did William treat the 
English, after the conquest? He 
det-ply kingdom. 

Wfiat title is generally given 
to William I. ? 

What were the Henries and 
Edwards ? 

What three parties were en- 
f^aged in continual struggles, dur- 
ing a considerable period after 
the conquest? 

What form of government is 
probably the worst ? 

What was the condition of tlie 
English, v.'hile the government 
leaned towards aristocracy ? I'iie 
—— Normans. 

Who gave a fatal blow to the 
power and influence of the great 
lords ? 



How did he do this ? 

What was the character of Ed- 
ward III. ? He is called ene- 
mies. 

What was the peculiar felicity 
of the English ? 

In what contemptible reign, 
was laid the corner stone of Eng- 
lish liberty ? 

What is the Magna Charta, or 
Great Charter ? 

W^hat does it demonstrate ? 

What is meant by the wars of 
the roses ? Civil wars between 
the houses of York and Lancas- 
ter. 

For what object, were these 
wars ? 

How long did the wars of the 
roses continue ? 

When were the wars of the 
roses ended ? 

What was the character cf 
Henry VIl.? "He was a great 
and good king. The happniess 
of his people was the guide of his 
conduct ; and though^ he loved 
money, it is certain that no mon- 
arch ever contributed more to 
the establishment of commerce, 
to the encojiragement of industry, 
and to the protection of arts.'' 

With what advantages did Hen- 
ry Vlli. commence his reign? 
His kingdom abilities. 

What was the character of 
Henry VIll.? He was re- 
sentment. 

For what great object, was he 
employed by Providence? 

What were his most celebrated 
exploits ? 

How did the separation be- 
tween Henrj' and the Pope com- 
mence ? Henry divorced — 

Pope. 

How low does Henry deserve 
to sink in the shades of intamy, 
for his cruelties and crimes ? 

Who succeeded Henry VIH. ? 
Edward V'l. called Edward the 
Pious. 

What was his character? Con- 



40 



siderine; bis youth, he was a pro- 
digy of inlelligence and piety. 

At what age, did he die ? 

Who succeeded Edward the 
Pious ? 

What is she styled ? 

For what was her administra- 
tion distinguished ? 

Who were the base instruments 
of her cruelties ? 

Who succeeded the Bloody 
Mary ? 

At what age ? 

How long did Elizabeth reign ? 

What were the chief traits of 
her administration ? 

What is said of her govern- 
ment ? Few hand. 

What imperfections were blend- 
ed with these excellences ? 

What important objects were 
accomplisiied under her adminis 
tration ? The internal fleets. 

Who succeeded Elizabeth ? 

What was the only great ex- 
ploit, in which James excelled 
other men ? 

Give some account of the pow- 
der plot ? 

What was the character of 
James ? 

For what did James's adminis- 
tration lay the foundation ? 

To what did Charles 1. fall a 
sacrifice i" 

What was the English govern- 
ment called, after the destruction 
of monarchy ? Commonwealth. 

Who was at the head of the 
Commonwealth ? Oliver Crom- 
well. 

What was he called ? Protec- 
tor. 

What was his character? " He 
rivalled the greatest of the Eng- 



lish monarchs in glory, and made 
himself courted and dreaded by 
the nations around him" 

Who became king, at the res- 
toration of monarchy? 

What was the character of 
Charles II. ? He was extremely 
vicious and probably a Catholic 
at heart, though a professed Pro- 
testant. 

Who succeeded Charles II.? 

Why was James II. deposed? 
'" He was aibitrary, cruel and 
oppress-ive, and in his wish to 
establish the Roman Catholic re- 
ii'i,ion, invaded the riglits and 
[irivileges of his subjects." 

Who succeeded James II. ? 

What name is generally given 
to the change, that then took 
j)!ace in the English government ? 
The Ptevolution, 

What high encomium does 
Blackstoitt pass upon the English 
government ? 

What has been the progress of 
the British, in the arts and sci- 
ences, since (he commencement of 

the 17th century? It has 

calculation. 

What was their national debt 
in 1799?-~in 1819? 

How many vessels of war be- 
longed to the British navy in 
1814? More than 1000. 

What countries has Britain 
subdued, or rendered tributary, 
by means of naval power ? 

What has her India trade pro- 
duced ? 

How will the reign of George 
III. probably be considered in 
history ? 

What is the character of George 
III.? He has not government. 



CHAPTER IX. 



From what time, has the Eccle- 
siastical State been one of the 
most powerful and important in 
the world ? 



What are we to understand by 
the woman, called in the Rev. 
Mystery^ Babylon the Great^ 
Sec? 



41 



What was symbolized by the 
beast, on which she rode f 

What enormous power did the 
Pope claim, and pretend to ex- 
ercise, in relation to kings ? To 
absolve rpleasure. 

What was the condition of a 
nation, that the Pope had laid 
under an interdict P 

Wliat other enormous power 
was claimed by the Pope ? To 
pardon hell. 



What are some of the indigni- 
ties, which princes have received 
from the Pope ? 

What has been the state of Po- 
peri/ since (he reformation ? 

To what is the bishop of Rome 
reduced ? Nearly empires. 

What has been the chief pride 
and glory of men in all ages ? 

In what are all events employ- 
ed by Providence ? 

[Examinalion by Sect. III.} 



CHAPTER X. 



How long has Europe excelled 
the re«t of the world, in know- 
Ied2:e ? 

What proportion of the Greeks 
and Romans could probably read 
and write ? 

What proportion of the Euro- 
peans can probably read and 
write ? 

Who are the most ignorant 
people in Kurope ? 

What is their condition? 

How should they be encourag- 
ed ? 

Would not knowledge tend to 
excite such persons to sedition, 
disloyalty, treason and rebellion ? 
Experience negative. 

What is the condition of the 
^ people of New-England ? 

What reason is assigned for this 
superiority ? 

Why are there but few indus- 
trious nations in Europe ? 

What is said of the industry of 
' the Dutch? 

What people are the most in- 
dustrious in Europe ? 

If a people have knowledge, 
virtue and industry, vi^hat will be 

the consequence ? They 

millions. 

What has been the most fruit- 
ful source of. war ? 

What is said of the charge, that 
monarchies are more addicted to 
war, than other governments ? 
4* 



To what does an independent 
state owe its safety ? 

How do conquests generally 
^Ifect the conquered ? — the con- 
querors ? 

What eminent instance has 
here been in Asia, in which both 
Duties have been benefited ? 

What has given liberty the se- 
verest blow it ever received ? 

What extensive modern king- 
dom has conquered itself? 

What should be the motto of 
the government of Denmark and 
Sweden ? 

What should be the motto of 
their people ? 

What have Spain and Portugal 
been for a century past ? 

What has been the course of 
the parties in France, since the 
beginning of the revolution ? Thej 
have rushed despotism. 

What is probably the only form 
of government, under which the 
French can live ? 

What remark is made concern- 
ing great revolutions ? They 
despise events. 

What was the character of 
Lewis XVI. ? Wanting mea- 
sures. 

Who opposed the mild mea- 
sures to which he was inclined? 

In what state, did Lewis find 
the court of France ? 



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What class of Frenchmen suf- 
fered the most cruel extortions ? 

For what purposes, was monej 
extorted from the common peo- 
ple I 

What did Lewis hope to effect, 
in conjunction with his excellent 
mini'ttrs ? 

To what OiTice was Necker ap- 
pointed, in 1776 ? 

What was "the character of his 
administration ? 

By what means, was he re- 
moved ? 

What was the character of his 
successors ? 

What was the effect of the bad 
state of the 6nances, in 1785 ? 

Who advised to convening the 
Notables ? 

Of whom did they consist ? 

By whom were thej* chosen ? 

Guv some account of Calonne''s 
plan of laxalioa. 

By whom was it frustrated ? 

What did the Xotables refuse 
to share with the people ? 

What assembly did Lewis next 
convoke ? 

Of whom did it consist? 

When and where did this as- 
sembly conrene ? 

What prevented unanimity in 
this assembly ? 

By what did the people sup- 
pose, these dissentions were fo- 
mented ? 

To what (^id the people ascribe 
every evil they endured? 

Wliat was the issue ? The^ 

revolt.' 

Give some account of the Bas- 
lile. and its destruction. 

How many prisoners were found 
in it ? 

Why did the people wish to 
remove the assembly to Paris ? 

L^pon what condition, did 
Lewis conseut to go to Paris ? 

From what did the assembly 
vote Ttself inseparable ? 

Why did many of the represen- 
tatives secede from the assembly ? 



What alterations were made in 
the state of the church ' 

Into how many departments, 
was the kingdom divided : 

Wliat was the oath, which 
Lewis took in presence of a vast 
concourse oi people : 

W here did several princes find 
an asylum r 

When did the rojal family es- 
cape from Paris ? 

Why did they not escape from 
France ? 

What was the effect of that 
occurrence ? 

What disposition did Austria 
and Prussia manifest ? 

W^hat effect had this upon the 
revolutionary party ? 

W"hat threat was published by 
the commander of the Austrians 
and Prussians? 

What was the effect of this 
thundering menace ? 

With whom did the people sup- 
pose, the king was confederate ? 

What occasioned new out- 
rages ? 

How many reputed aristocrats 
were then imprisoned and mur- 
dered ? 

By what were the decrees of 
the assembly dictated, from that 
time? 

W^hat appellation has been giv- 
en to the succeeding period ? 

Why did Fayette resolve to 
quit his counlrv ? 

What befell him after that? 

W'hat important decree was 
passed on the opening of the Na- 
tional Convention? 

What was France declared to 
be? 

How did Lewis answer, when 
brought to trial ? 

Of what did the convention de- 
cide that Lewis had been guil- 
ty r 

W' hen was he executed ? 

How was the execution of 

Lewis regarded r It excited^ 

res:icides. 



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What powers then united 
against the French reM.:blic ? 

What two most execrable ty- 
rants ruled in France at that 
time ? 

When was the queen of France 
executed ? 

Givt some account of her exe- 
cution. 

What religion did the National 
Convention abjure ? 

What did they acknovvledge, 
as (heir only deities ? 

What part of the lime did they 
devote to rest, instead of the Sab- 
bath ? 

Give some account of the ad- 
niinibitration of Robespierre ? 

Wl)at was the only crime, for 
which }«rincess Elizabeth was ex- 
ecuted ? 

What put an end to the reign 
of terror ? 

Give some account of hi^ death. 

What characters led the coun- 
cils and armies of France, at that 
time ? 

Give some account of the cam- 
paign of 1795. 

When did Bonaparte begin to 
become conspicuous ? 

Give some account of his career 
in '90 a7id '97. 

Give some account of Boyia- 
j)arte''s expedition I'.ilo F.giipt ? 

What do you recollect of the 
battle of the iNile? 

What was the effect of this at- 
tack upon Egypt ? 

Why did Bonaparte hasten 
back to France ? 

Who overturned the directorial 
government ? 

In whom was the executive 
power vested under the next con- 
stitution ? 

Who was first consul ? 

W^hat do you recollect of the 
battle of Marengo ? 

When Wat signed the treaty of 
Amiens ? 

Give some account of that 
treaty. 



With what hope, did that tre^t- 
ty inspire Europe ? 

When were hostilities renewed 
between France and Great Bri- 
tain ? 

W' hat powers were involved in 
the war that ensued ? 

What was avowed as the grand 
object of the first consul ? 

In what 3'ear was Bonaparte 
made emperor? 

By whom was he anointed, and 
crowned ? 

What powers were combin- 
ed against France, in the year 
1805 ? 

Give sonie account of the battle 
of Trafalgar. 

Give some account of the battle 
of cluster lit z- 

Upon whom did Bonaparte 
confer the crown of N^aples ? 

Inro what did Napoleon change 
the Batavian republic? 

Upon wiiom did he confer the 
crown ? 

What followed the Dutch revo- 
lution ? 

Who was declared the protec- 
tor ? 

To what did the conquests of 
Bonaparte excite Alexander? 

What parts of Italy were added 
to the French empire, in the 
ye;ir 1808? 

What to the Italian kingdom? 

What ports in Enrope were 
closed asjainst the ports oi" Great 
Britain, in UJ08 ? 

Who was king cf Spain, at that 
time ? 

In whose favor, did he abdicate 
his throne ? 

To what place, did Napoleon 
allure the two kings ? 

What did he then oblige them 
to sign ? 

On whom was the crown of 
Spain conferred ? 

To whom did he resign the 
kingdom of Naples ? 

Give some account of the strug- 
gle that followed in Spain? 



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What w.^s terminated bj the 
battle of Wa^rani ? 

What occasioned that war? 
Who was Boaaparle's second 
empress ': 

VN hat gave rise to the war be- 
tween France and Russia, in 
1812? 

Give some account of Bona- 
pari e's campaign in Russia. ■ 

What power first seceded from 
French tyranny, at the call of the 
Russians? 

Bj whom was tl^e example 
followed ? 

V.hat great battle closed the 
campaign r 

What did that battle decide ? 
Gitieso^ne account of (he hattU 
cf Lfipsic. 

What strikins: remark did Bo- 
naparte make to the conservative 
senate, after bis defeat at Leip- 

sic ? All me. 

What memorable declaration 
was issued by the allied sovereigns 
from Frankfort ? 

In what character, did the alli- 
ed sovereigns enter Paris ? 
How were they received ? 
What decree was soon passed, 
by the senate, concerning Bona- 
parte : 

What did Bonaparte then re- 
nounce? 

^^ho then became king of 
France? 

What was the character of the 
constitution then adopted ? 

To what place did Bonaparte 
then retire ? 

What unexpected event soon 
astonished Furore : 

M'hat preparations had Lis 
friends at Paris made for his re- 
turn ? 

Whom did he harangue, before 
his escape ? 

Of what did be accuse the 
allies ? 

What did he ridicule ? 

How did he represent himself? 

How was his speech received ? 



Of what number, did his party 
consist ? 

Where, and when, did he land ? 
^^ hat did he say on meeting 
the advanced guard of Lc\\is? 
What was the efiV^ct ? 
To what place, did Lewis ^.y ? 
Give some account of his arri- 
val, and reception, at Melun? 

How long was Bonaparte in 
regaining the throne of France ? 
What was the manifesto, pub- 
I lished by the congress of the alli- 
ed sovereigns? 

Give the substance cf his an- 
swer to the incinij'csto. 

Mention some of the particu- 
lars of (he letter, which he address- 
ed to each of the allied sover- 
eigns ? 

How was he affected by their 

con'iempt ? He could not 

heart. 

Who werf* (he combatants in 
the battle cf V.'aterloo ? 
When was it fought ? 
Who commanded the English ? 
Who were victorious ? 
flow was Bonaparte affected 
by his death ? 

To whom did he resign Lis 
cro.vn ? 

To whom did he then resign 
himself? 

Report the remark, contained 
in his letter to the prjuce regent. 
Where did Bonaparte after- 
wards reside I 

By whom was Lewis XVilL 
succeeded ? 
When? 

For what is Hispaniola particu- 
larly memorable ? 

By whom, and when, was it 
discovered : 

What had the natives called it ? 
What effect upon the natives 
had the settlement of the Span- 
iards, in this island ? This un- 
happy unaccustomed. 

Of what part of the island did 
the French afterwards retain pos- 
session ?< 



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Give some account of the insur- 
recti on o/i791 » 

What proclumation was made, 
concernijig the free negroes, b^- 
the National Assembly)' ? 

How did their coniuiiltee de- 
cide tlie fate ol' tiie coluny r 

AVhat do you recollt;ct con- 
cerning Macaya ? 

Give some account of (he at- 
tempts of the Englisk to gain foot- 
ing ill Hispmiiola. 

When was tiie independence 
of Hayti proclaimed ? 

What force did Bonaparte em- 
ploy to recover Hayti ? 

Who was commander? 

What do you recollect of Tous- 
saint ? 

Who succeeded TousFaint, as 
commander of the blacks ? 

Who succeeded I.e Clerc, as 
commander of tlie French ? 

What was the conclusion of 
the French expedition ? 

Who was appointed governor 
of the blacks? 

What title did he afterwards 
assume ? 

What became of him ^ 

Who was his successor? 

Under what title ? 

Who appeared, as his compcti 
tor? 

W'hat did Christophe call him- 
self, when he assumed the title of 
kin^: ? 

Where was the kingdom of 
Christophe situated ? 

Where was the republic of Pe- 
tion ? 

When did Petion die? 

How was his meiiiory regarded ? 

W-iat was the character of 
Christophe? 

What became of him? 

Under whom is the whole re- 
gion of the French colony united ? 
Whom did he succeed ? 
W'hat is the character of 
Boyer ? 

For whom is Hayti now a most 
inviting a?yium ? 



What can they there enjoy? 

When was Greece subjected 
to the Turks ? 

W'hat has been the condition 
of the Greeks under the 'I'urks ? 

They have been subjected— 

world. 

How ha^e the Turks shown 
their hostility to taste ? 

How is the Piroeus now distin- 
guished ? 

What characteristics of their 
ancestors do tiie Athenians pos- 
sess ? 

What do you recollect concern- 
ing Ike comtnerce of the rnodern 
Greeks ? 

To whom are their sciiools ac- 
cessible ? 

fVhat was the state of the col- 
lege at Scin^ before its destruc- 
tion ? 

Give some account of the ex- 
ertions, made by the French, to 
emancipate the Greeks ? 

What prevented the continu- 
ance of those exertions ? 

Where commenced the late 
insurrection of the Greeks? 

By what were they actuated ? 

Where did it commence ? 

Under what prince ? 

Give some account of the mur- 
der of the patriarch of Constanti- 
nople ? 

What effect had this upon the 
Greeks ? 

What was the result of the 
TurWa attempt to recover the Mo- 
rea, in 1822 ? 

Give some account of the de- 
struction of Scio. 

In what manner, did the cam- 
paigns of 1822 and 1823 close ? 
With signal Greeks. 

W' hat have the Greeks answer- 
ed to those who advised them to 
submit to the Turks ? That al- 
though existence. 

Mention some particulars, which 
seem to promise success to the 
Greeks ? 



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CHAPTER XL 



\That nations possess Asia ? 
The Russians globe. 

What is the government of 
Russia^ 

How has it been administered 
for 100 years ? 

What is (he state of the Asiatic 
Russians ? They are yet sav- 
age. 

What is their religion ? Al- 
though worship. 

What is the state of Asiatic 
Russia, with regard to improve- 
ment ? It is degree. 

What was the comparative 
benefit, which Peter conferred 
uj^on hi? empire .'' No more. 

To what degree, did Peter raise 
his empire ? 

How must the people in the 
west of Asia appear to an eye, 
that can take in 3000 years ? 
Like another. 

What is said of that simile ? 
The simile countries. 

After the wars of the Saracens 
"and Crusades, who overrun west- 
ern Asia ? 

What were the capitals of their 
four kingdoms ? 

In what did these institutions 
perish ? 

Who arose from their ashes ? 

What is the condition of the 
people of Turkey ? They are 
miserable description. 

To wiiat injuries are the Turks 

exposed ? They are liable 

assigned. 

What is the character of the 
Turks ? Dark expression. 

^V|)at is the condition of pro- 
fessed Christians in Turkey ? 
Truly deplorable. 

Is the Turkish power most on 
tlie dechne in Europe or in Asia r 

What is a rem^jr^able circum- 
stance respecting tl;e Arabs ? 

Give some account of the at- 
tempts of jimuraik II. to conquer 
Jlrabia. 



Who* were probably the most 
scientific people in the world, 
during the dark ages ? 

Why is the present state of 
Arabia very little known ? It is 
both countr3^ 

How have the Persians greatly 
distinguished themselves from 
:nostof the ancient nations ? They 
have nation. 

What arms have the Persians 
been able to resist ? 

When did Kouli Khan ascend 
the Persian throne ? 

VVhat is the character of the 
Persians? 

What is probably tlie condition 
of the people in Per-ia? 

What is said of their religion? 

What is the character of the 
Persian government ? 

What were the Tartars ancient- 
ly called ? 

What has been their charac- 
ter in all ages ? Surprisingly uni- 
form. 

What is the present character 
of the Tartars r But little better 
than savages. 

Of what does their property 
consist? 

What is the prospect of their 
improvement ? There civiliza- 
tion.* 

To what does tlie Indus give 
name ? To one of new con- 
tinent. 

In what do the riches of India 
consist? In the natural ^jewels. 

What splendid city was once 
the grand deposit of the wealtli 
of the East ? 

Who was the last monarch of 
Palmyra ? 

By what power is the naval 
commerce of India almost entirely 
ensro«sed ? 

What parts of India are but 
little known ? 

* The prospect has lately become more 
encouragiDg. 



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By whom has India been in- 
vaded ? 

What invasion of India will be 
attended with the most serious 
consequences ? 

What is said to be the most 
predominant crime among the 
Hindoos ? 

In what respects, is the Chi- 
nese empire peculiarly wonder- 
ful ? — With regard to length 

industry. 

How long has China been a 
great and flourishing empire ? 

Population of China ? Probablj' 
about 150 millions. 

How are the various orders of 
people in China distinguished ? 

By what, is the dress of the 
Chinese regulated ? 

Characler of the Chinese mon- 
archy ? Though absolute it seems 
world. 

How is the emperor regarded ? 

Of whom, is tlie government 
extremely jealous ? 

How do the Chinese feclj v/ith 



regard t6 improvements ? Thev 
despise- maxims. 

What is their religion ? 

What was the caus-e of barring 
the doors of China against Chris- 
tian nations ? 

In what. respects^ has the Crea- 
tor distinguished Jisia above the 
other quarters of the globe ? Here 
(he grand glory. 

W'hat country may, in some 
respects, be called the France of 
Asia ? 

To what, has it been owinc-, 
that the nations of Asia have 
never sunk so low into a savage 
state, as many others? 

To ^vhat, do the eyes of the 
Asiatics seem forever closed ? 

In what, do they place the sum 
of happiness? Rest. 

What must the Asiatics think 
of Christianity, if they judge from 
the conduct of most of the Euro- 
peans, who have visited them? 



They must conclude it to 
cloak worat. 



be a 



CHAPTER XII. 



On what are the sands of Af- 
rica making encroahments ? 

What does Africa now present 
to the eye of the traveller ? 

What knowledge have the 
Egyptians ? 

Of what do the Egyptians ex- 
hibit an astonishing specimen? 

Under what do they seem to 
be crushed ? 

What is the character of the 
Abysslnians ? They are over- 
whelmed race. 

What is the moral, and intel- 
lectual prospect, from Abyssinia 
to the cape of Good Hope ? Near- 
ly the same as in Abyssinia. 

Give a description of the desert 

of Sahara? It is an immense 

monsters. 

What does the religion of Ethi- 



opia and Abyssinia remotely re-' 
semble ? 

What is the government of 
every part of Africa ? 

How do the middle and south- 
ern nations of Africa spend 
their strength and exhaust their 
rage? 

What do they do with their 
captives ? 

What is the alternative with 
regard to the proper treatment of 
the Barbary Powers ? 

What is said of the slave trade ? 
If ever that. 

What was the only free gov- 
ernment, that ever existed in Af- 
rica? 

To what do the Africans seem 
condemned ? 

What have Africans to expect 



4S 



jmoT Africa :-l^^ 



Wi.Bt i? probably the 
ca'wf-t', thai ha? utpaTTtd ^he : 
'zj TiowfTs of the rifncii;? : 

Wtcl c*^ii«es iiave prodnced 
lie coJor afthe 3incat~ ' 

6 J viioa csB ASaca, be cldir- 
ered? 



CHAPTER XUI. 



Ir vb^ does tbc cootiDent of 

Whi-t w«ie tbc iahabhaul? of 
Aiiitrjca, wbes dsccvtred br 

'. Americas saftioaK voie 

'j7 :Tt £9me accasimi mftke Spaok- 

der iioDor. 

% viMM feoTO tke Coaled 

■M were tW iii^ setGeR 



pesf^e. liO year^ after flie §ss9. 
WLstlndefesactioescbd the 



Bt vbooB vene faase iBea?ia^< 



Wben w^ 



At CM*— — fsear. 

l^rt did ^^La^iea do foa- 
hs cmm^Jj. cvr jc^ tke igtohil iaa- 
arjr ftms^ t He led nctcBj. 

tiaimikt earbi famt mf 9mr sirw^ 

HcHyga««wiT<i I Fiil ;^£s^ 

Wkat ^ffiierait ocwdsct eboxtld 
fiie BritE^ fcare pvseed to re- 
: tfae I'STtiSipd gifJrwic f Tber 



Bj aLim ^-» iim couie&ed f 
For vl^ &i they m^e k ? As 



k said of the aid of 



itoal-au- 
E^iand 



"WTifet <ijc the L: 

Frasce ? 

How 3cvij£ bsxe tbe 
OvefiiiEsof FiSiBce as 
ec^broded Favepe ? 

Wfeat dn^jded tbe attesfioa 
and ressvDEs oC Fj^arij at tint 

WIsat e&rt iad that var vpoa 

Vbatgie &tij ir t i w j d tLcspirit^ 
aad uiaated tbe bcper, of tbe 

Wk^ pBt SB cad tc tbe war r 

Tf^bm t^ ficft soticles cf cos- 
fedeiaijfla were feaad iaadeqaate, 
vbst vas &»e ? Tbe sta tcL 
cconrefifioB. . 

Wbaft especi^y difea|j|wiatcd 
Jbe bofrf* of <*Br e»etii5e5 ? 

V bat bad tbej pr^DJcled? 

Wbat B tbe sU>2£ £rf the Biifeh 
c^Amncf ib Aapenca ? GeneraSy 
^tETJkmr^ it extreajf- 

What ^il] Bi^ do for wfralli ? 
Tbf-y ttID dri n - n ^d. 

'^b&t ^boald tbs coslisest 
bare betD caBedf 

To -irh^t ssLocld tbe saxDe Co- 
be sippBed, if cot to tbe 
ccsslsBesl f 

\K'bat tro ■apaocnts b?.Te p^l, 
is eilber c^ vbicb a E£:i:.e nikbC 
bare beea peraareciJj girea t» 
tbe Ufcilf-d State? : 

AVbc-l forans tbe hjofI in;portaat 
in<*-r«*t of tbe United -TiEtet : 

What art « ssHceptibie of tbe 
greater inipForesheiit ' 

YThsil a tbt sresle^t Saiit in 



49 



the agriculture of the United 
States ? 

What is the commerce of the 
United States? 

What city appears to be more 
rapidJy advancing in comaierce, 
than any other? 

From what do our advantage? 
for commerce arise? From an 
extensive sea-coast, large rivers, 
materials for ship-building-, the 
produce of the country, and cha- 
racter of the inhabitants. 

What is the literature of the 
United States ? 

In what respect, is it peculiarly 
favorable ? 

To what part, does this remark 
apply with peculiar force? 

To what is the ignorance of the 
common people a prelude ? 

What would be the etfect, if 
all the states should establish 

schools by law ? In m:tiy 

deplore. 

What is a material defect in 
our system of education ? 

What may be considered as 
the cause, and as the etfect of in- 
creasing taste and information in 
this country ? 

Why is eminent erudition rare- 
ly acquired in this country ? 

To what are newspapers too 
often devoted? 

What has been a reflection 
sometimes cast upon our colleges? 

In what respect, is our govern- 
ment without a parallel ? In its 
nature, origin and excellence. 

What are the respective excel- 
lencies of the three primary forms 
of government ? 

What does our government 
combine ?* 

* What Mr. W. here denominates aris- 
tocracy, is so difierent from the aristocra- 
cies of other countries, both in its nature 
and tendency, as to be undeserving the 
name. It seems much more correct, to 
say, that the Carthaginian or Roman re. 
public was partly aristocratic. If ever 
there was a government, that inii^ht prop- 
erly be called republican, it is doubtless 
ours. 



How are foreigners treated in 
this country ? With a remark- 
able degree of sympathy, kind- 
ness and liberality. 

What influence will an influx 
of foreigners be likely to have 
upon the people, among whom 
they settle ? If they are inter- 
fere. 

What was the effect of numer- 
ous emigrations upon ancient 

Rome ? The majesty tbr- 

eigners. 

What is the character of for- 
eigners in this country ? For the 
imprudence. 

How is the frame of our gov- 
ernment to be regarded ? 

What would be the conse- 
quence of committing our gov- 
ernment wholly to strangers ? 
Ruinous. 

What evils would arise from 
investing every foreigner with 
some civil otfice, soon after his 
arrival ? First discharged. 

With what are the ideas of law 
and government generally as- 
sociated in the minds of foreign- 
ers ? 

How do they generally view 
liberty .^ 

With these views, what does 
the foreigner attempt ? To mend 
things. 

From what should foreigners 
be exonerated ? 

On what does the happiness of 
elective governments depend ? 

With what are votes often pur- 
chased of ignorant, indigent, vi- 
cious men ? 

How does history open various 
sources of pleasure to taste ? As 
it abounds grandeur. 

How does history assist expe- 
rience ? By presenting events. 

Upon what principle, may we 
judge of the future by the past 
and present ? 

What does history strongly in- 
culcate ? 

What does history show U5 



50 



uith regard to men elevated on 
the summit of earthly glory? 
That they are life. 

From Avhat does history tend 
to free the mind ? 

What is it suited to make a 
man feel ? 

What do human affairs resem- 
ble, by the light of history ? 

What does the light of history 
disclose ? The features poli- 
tician. 

What studies are mutual auxili- 
aries, in expanding and enriching 
the mind ? 

To what period of life, is the 
study of history peculiarly adapt, 
ed? Youth. 

What objects seem to call for 
the utmost exertions of our intel- 
lectual powers ? The being 

conscious being. 

What is the general disease of 
our race ? 

Considered as appertaining to 
^ the mind, in what does true re- 
ligion consist ? 



To what does the propensity to 

neglect religious studies extend 

itself? 

What excuse do men generally 

make, for neglecting religion and 

mental culture ? 
j What is generally the fact ? 

They have thought. 

I For what benevolent purpose, 
; was the Sabbath instituted ? 
I How is the Sabbath spent by 
: most men, who pretend, that they 

have no time to improve their 

minds ? 

I What is one of the most im- 
portant questions, that a man 

can ask himself ? 
! What is the most excellent and 

important of all books? 
What does it contain ? 
What species of reading is next 

in importance to divinity? 

[Examination by Sect. IF. and 
by Sect. T.] 



CHAPTER XIV. 



What two considerations show, 
that mankind did not exist earlier 
than the Bible represents ? 

What is the character of the 
records of the Chinese and In- 
dians, which ascribe a much earlier 
origin to the human race ? 

According to the authentic 
annals of China, when was that 
empire founded I About 2050 
years B. C. 

What is the most prominent 
feature of the book of Genesis? 

What are the three grand sour- 
ces, from which we may draw 
arguments, to prove the existence 
of the flood ? Revelation, geog- 
raphy, and the testimony of the 
ancients. 

What two important considera- 
tions may be deduced from the 
testim'oDy of the ancients ? 



What are the names of the 
books of Moses ? 

What name is applied to thera 
all f 

How does it appear, that the 
Israelites were an enlightened na- 
tion ? From laws. 

How has the idea of one God 
been obtained ? 

What people have no idea of a 
Supreme Being ? 

What would probabl}* have 
been the state of man, without a 
revelation r The whole sava- 
ges. 

What is the common objection 
to the doctrine of creation, as 
taught by Moses ? 

What is the best answer to this 
objection? We have case. 

What do reason and experience 
teach us concerning the order, 



51 



beauty and magnificence of the 
universe ? That they are— — — 
cause. 

What is the necessary conclu- 
sion P 

What will be the effect of mak- 



ing; our conception of the manner 
of operation, the rule and limit of 
our belief ? 

What is the final conclusion 
respecting the Mosaic history ? It 
challenges authorities. 



CHAPTER XV 



What are the principal causes, 
that have operated to obscure the 
history of ancient nations? The 
destruction of public and pri- 
vate libraries, and the subversion 
of the Roman empire, by the bar- 
barians, together with the useless 
ceremonies and ridiculous super- 
stitions, with which Christianity 
was afterwards loaded. 



How many volumes were des- 
troyed, when Alexandria was 
burnt by Cesar ? 

IIow many at the same place, 
by the Saracens ? 

Which appears most wonder- 
ful, that so little, or that so much, 
is known of ancient history ? 



CHAPTER XV!. 



What are the principal sources 
of our knowledge of antiquity ? 
'J'he writings of the ancients, an- 
cient monuments, the ruins of 
ancient structures, inscriptions, 
medals, statues, paintings, and, 
in the view of some, the Arun- 
deliati marbles. 

W'heu, and by whom, were 
letters invented ? 

IIow long after the flood, was 
the birth of Moses ? 



Who was the father of profane 
historj ? 

When did he flourish ? 

Whose poems throw great light 
upon ancient history ? 

When did Homer write ? 

What may we learn from his 
poems ? 

What v\'as the character of his 
srenius ? 



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MISCELhAKEOUS QUESTIOJiS. 



Section I. 



What seemed to point out 
Atl.ens a? the garden of Greece? 
Who was Epaminondas ? 

Who was Pyrrhus ? 

How old was Cyrus when he 
died? 

How many firaes did the Per- 
sians invade Greece ? 

Who was Menelaus? 

Who has given a high eulo- 
gkim upon Aristoinenes ? 

Who was the greatest of the 
Grecian orators? 

Who was Charidemns ? 

Why did Alexander burn the 
pipce of Persepolis? 

How far did Alexander extend 
his conquests eastward ? 

Who was Lysimachus? 

Who was the jfirst king, of 
whose administration we have a 
Tegular account in history ? 

What was the personal appear- 
ance of Alexander ? 

Who was Dejoces ? 

Who was Solon ? 

When did Cyrus issue a decree 
for the restoration of the Jews? 

Who checked the progress of 
Xerxes, when he invaded Greece ? 

Who commanded the Trojans 
against the Greeks ? 

Who was Pericles ? 

Who was Clitus ? 

Who was Leonidas ? 

Is the climate of Greece warm- 
er, or cooler, than it was ancient- 
ly? 

Which of the Grecian games 
united boxing and wrestling ? 

Who was Miltiades ? 

Between whom was fought the 
battle of Mantinea ?— of Platea ? 

What acts of Alexander gave 
him the greatest distress ? 



What did Alexander find in the 
camp of Darius ? 

What was the effect of Alexan- 
der's conquest upon the nations 
east of Pt-rsia ? 

What was the beginning of the 
kingdom of Niiurod ? 

V\ho were Da(is and Artapher- 
nes ? 

What war appears to Imvc been 
most disastrous to the Greeks? 

Who was Amyntas ? 

AVho deserved the appellation 
of Great, for the greatness of his 
follies and vices ? 

How does auibjiion appear in 
deifnagop;ne& ? 

How many wars had the Lace- 
demonians with the Messenians ? 

What had been the reign of 
Priam previous to the Grecian 
invasion ? 

What became of the Trojans ? 

What army is supposed to have 
baen the greatest, that was ever 
brought into the field ? 

What ancient country was pe- 
culiarly favorable to genius? 

Who was Amphictyon ? 

Who was Hector ? 

What kings of Persia were most 
distinguished ? 

What relation was Agamemnon 
to Menelaus ? 

What is meant by the Pireus ? 

Who was Sennacherib ? 

Where was Ecbatana ? 

Who was Lycurgus? 

For what was the strait of Sa- 
lamis distinguished ? 

Mention some of the most dis- 
tinguished Grecian warriors. 

In what parts of Greece, have 
the most important battles been 
fought ? 



53 



What relation was Cjrus to 
Darius, mentioned in scripture? 

Who was the most powerful 
prince of Greece, in the Trojan 
war f 

Which of the Persian kings 
invaded the Scythians ? 

What king of Assyria burnt 
himself in his capital ? 

Who was Shalmaneser? 

Who was Neriglij'Sar ? 

"VN'ho was Priam ? 

Who was Aristomenes ? 

Who was Mardonius ? 

Who attempted to dissujade 
Alexander fiom passing the Grani- 
ciis ? 

Who was the mother of Darius 
Codomanus ? 

Who was Ptolemy Soter ? 

What city was called the 



queen of the East for many ages 
after the reign of Alexander ? 

Who was the husband of Se- 
miramis ? 

Who was filled with envy, 
chagrin and discontent at the 
success of Cyrus ? 

by what means were the Athe- 
nians directed to defend them- 
selves against the power of Xer- 
xes? 

Who was Cadmus ? 

How many times was Cresus 
vanquished by Cyrus? 

Who was Paris? 

Whom does Dr. Gillies consid- 
er as peculiarly deserving of im- 
mortal fame ? 

How long was the invasion of 
Xerxes, after that of Darius ? 

Who was Themistocles ? 



Section II. 



What were those officers call- 
ed, that were appointed, in conse- 
quence of a contention between 
the Roman senate and people ? 

Who was the husband of Lu- 
cretia ? 

Who was the father of Sextus? 

Who were Posthumins, Sul- 
picius and Manlius ? 

What is meant by the laws of 
the twelve tables ? 

Who was Porsenna ? 

Who were the Decemvirs ? 

What people applied to Pyrr- 
hus for assistance against the Ro- 
mans ? 

Who were the principal instru- 
ments of expelling Tarquin, and 
destroying the regal government 
in Rome ? 

W ho was Brennus ? 

W ho was Minutius ? 

W'ho was Mutius ? 

Who told Brennus, that the 
Romans were accustomed to pur- 
chase peace with iron ? 

Who was Romulus? 
5* 



Who was the first Roman dic- 
tator ? 

Who slew Junius Brutus ? 

Who was the second king of 
Rome ? 

Who was Cincinnatus ? 

What assisted the Barbarians 
in destroying the noble works of 
genius ? 

What two great cities shared 
the fate, of Carthage, nearly at 
the same time ? 

Who was Catiline ? 

W'ho were the Saracens ? 

Upon what did Mahomet rely 
for the ultimate success of his 
doctrines ? 

Which enjoyed the most free- 
dom, Carthage or Rome ? 

What did Maherbal tell Hanni- 
bal ? 

What demagogue frustrated the 
great design of Hannibal ? 

Who was Duillius ? 
What child swore perpetual 
hostility to the Romans ? 



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To what was Carthage con- 
demned by the Romans ? 

Who was the father of Titus ? 
Who completed the subjuga- 
tion of Italy ? 

Who was Hannibal ? 
When did Christianity become 
a necessary qualification for pub- 
lic officers? 

Who was Commodusi' 
What city stood unimpaired, 
through all the storms of the dark 
ages ? 

Who were the Mamertines ? 
From what period, does the 
Roman history present one uni- 
form scene of disorder, vice and 
misery ? 

Under what pretence, did Au- 
gustus murder Cicero ? 
Who was Camillus ? 
What nations had their govern- 
ment and policy interwoven with 
their religion ? 

With whom did the Romans 
have war between the first and 
s'econd Punic wars ? 
By whom was Pertinax slain? 
Who were Hengist and Horsa i* 
What ancient people have 
never been conquered ? 

For what has Hannibal been 
censured ? 

Who destroyed Jerusalem^ 
about the year 70 ? 

Who was Charlemagne ? 
What Roman preferred the 
most dreadful torture to the dis- 
honor of his country ? 

What was the prize, for which 
Cesar and Poinpey fought ? 

Who was the great rival of 
Marivxs ? 

Whose wars were more bloody 
and exterminating, than those of 
the Goths and Vandals? 

When did Bochart suppose 
Carthage was founded ? 

How long was Hannibal in 
crossing the Alps ? 
Who was Attalus ? 
Who discovered and crushed 
the conspiracy of Catiline ? 



In what year was Carthage 
destroyed ? 

Who conquered and enslaved 
the Britons, after expelling the 
Scots and Picts from Britain ? 

W^ho was Crassus ? 

When did the church cease to 
appear in her ancient simplicity ? 

What effects upon the Cisal- 
pine Gauls, had Hannibal's first 
three victories over the Romans ? 

Who was Ciiarles Martel ? 

Where did Hannibal fight his 
five great battles with the Ro- 
mans ? 

For what was Cesar principally 
distinguished ? 

Who constituted the two tri- 
umvirates of Rome ? 

W^hat did Hannibal do with the 
gold rings taken at Cannae ? 

Who was the father of Com- 
modus ? 

Who was Clovis ? 

Why were the Carthaginians 
willing to assist the Tarentines, 
against the Romans? 

When was the happiest period 
of Rome ? 

What is meant by the Hep- 
tarchy ? 

What other important event 
took place, when the Roman 
Pontiff was proclaimed universal 
Bishop f 

W'ho was called the sword of 
Rome ? 

How long was Cesar in con- 
quering the Gauls ? 

How did Cesar win over a 
great part of Porupey's soldiers, 
after the battle of Pharsalia? 

Who was Pertinax ? 

W'ho was Perseus? 

By whom was Hannibal over- 
powered ? 

What was the greatest civil 
war, recorded in history ? 
W^ho slew Varidomarus ? 
After leaving Italy, how did 
Hannibal find the affairs of his 
country ? 

Did the senate and nobility of 



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Rome side with Cesar or Pom- 
pey ? 

What four Roman generals did 
Hannibal vanqui!^h ? 

What if Antiochus the Great 
had accepted the advice and aid 
of Hannibal ? 

Why did Constantine change 
the seat of his empire ? 

Why did not tlie Carthaginians 
succeed against the Romans,' at 
Tarentum ? 

Who was Sempronius ? 

WMiat was the only cause, that 
could effect the destruction of 
Rome ? 

What would probably have 
been tlve result, if the Carthagini- 



ans had afforded Hannibal all the 
aid in their power, immediately 
after the battle of Cannae ? 

What is meant by the Punic 
wars ? 

Who was Hiero ? 

Who was Fabius Maximus ? 

In what respects, was Alexan- 
der superior to Hannibal ? 

By whom was Regulus taken 
prisoner ? 

What was the mo't important 
exploit of Cyrus ? 

What great battle was fought 
near Tours, in the central part of 
France ? 

When was the battle of Phar- 



Section III. 



Who commanded the English 
fleet, against the Invincible Ar 
mada ? 

What title was given to those, 
who engaged in the crusades ? 

What is the signification of the 
word Turk? 

Whtn did the French and Ve- 
netians take Constantinople? 

What government was nearly 
allied to the worst of Oligarchies ? 

What had the greatest influence 
in laying the foundation for the 
revival of letters ? 

Who was Tamerlane ? 

What two inventions may be 
considered as most important ? 

How long has the Turkish Em- 
pire been declining? 

When did that mutual inter- 
course conimence, which has long 
been increasing among the nations 
of Europe ? 

When did chivalry and knight 
errantry commence ? 

Who were called champions of 
the cross ? 

When did the riimor prevail, 
that Christ was about to make his 
second advent? 



How long did a passion for the 
crusades continue to agitate Eu- 
I ope ? 

For what have Venice, Genoa, 
Pisa, &c. been celebrated ? 

What enterprise, had the great- 
est influence to change the char- 
acter and manners of Europe dur- 
ing the dark ages ? 

\^'ho were the combatants at 
the battle of Angora? 

By what Turk was Constanti- 
nople taken ? 

What first loosened the fetters 
of (he Feudal System ? 

What city may be regarded, as 
the first born from chaos and dark- 
ness ? 

Who was Bajazet ? 

What writers speak in the high- 
est terms of Constantinople? 

What offer did Tamerlane I. 
make to Bajazet ? 

Who was Goya ? 

Who was called the Augustus 
of modern times? 

What was the most humiliating 
blow that ever Charles V. receiv- 
ed ? 

What cruel act of Lewis XIV. 



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tended to promote the arts and 
sciences in England ? 

\Vliat king of Sweden may be 
compared to Hannibal? 

Why did not Chnrles V. crush 
the Reformation at its beginning? 
Why have the kings of Eng- 
land been sometimes styled the 
kr/igs of France ? 

'rhe history of what country, is 
the history of arts and sciences, of 
philosophy and government, of 
commerce and agriculture ? 
Who was Maurice ? 
Who was the father of Philip 
n. of Spain ? 

Of what great country did Soly- 
raan plan the conquest? 

What occasioned a great per- 
sonal hatred between Francis I. 
and Chcirles V. ? 

What three Danish kings reign- 
ed in England ? 

Who obliterated the shadow of 
liberty, that existed in Spain, in 
the beginning of the 16th centu- 
ry 1 

Who was the feeblest and most 
Miisei-able of the English mon- 
arch s ? 

What king expelled the Danes 
frotn England ? 

What event in the Turkish his- 
tory is supposed to have had an 
influence in deterring Solytnaii 
from attacking the army of Charles 

v.? 

By whom was Francis I. taken 
prisoner ? 

Who ascended the throne of 
Trance, by professing to abjure 
the Protestant faith ? 

How did the countries of Fran- 
cis I. feel toward him ? 

Whose condition did Henry 
IV. of France exert himself to 
meliorate ? 

Who was the father of Harold 
the Usurper ? 

What Pope began the sale of 
indulgences -" 

What was the invincible arma- 
da? 



Amid what commotions, did 
the celebrated" Henry IV. ascend 
the throne of France ?<. 

What battle was fought at Has- 
tings \ 

Who was the father of Charles 
V. ? 

Who commanded ihe English 
tleet, against the invincible arma- 
da ? 

Who aided Henry IV. of France 
in atteuipting to ituprove the con- 
dition of the peo[)le ? 

Who was, William the Conquer- 
or ? 

What corruption of the Romish 
church did Luther first attack ? 

Who published the famous edict 
of Nantz ? 

What grnat battle was fought 
at Puitowa ? 

Why did French disorganizers 
wish for a pojudar form of gov- 
ernment? 

Who was the father of Philip 
the Handsome? 

Who was the ablest statesman 
in the age of Henry IV. of France? 

What appellation has been 
given to Christian II. ?> 

What was a principal saurce of 
Church revenue, in the beginning 
of the 16th century? 

How long did Charles V. live 
after his resignation ? 

What became of Harold the 
Usurper? 

What famous bill of rights was 
wrested from king John of Eng- 
land ? 

Who was the mother of Charles 

v.? 

How did the subjects of Fran- 
cis I. regard him? 

Who was the Duke of Sully? 

Who succeeded Edward the 
Confessor? 

Who was called the kingmaker 
in England ? 

Why did the Dutch Provinces 
revolt from Spain ? 

What king of France, govern- 
ed both whigs and tories, in 



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England, in the reign of Charles 
11.? 

What king of Sweden carae 
near to conquering Germany ? 

Who were the f)arents of Joan, 
mother of Charltfe V. 

What nation of Enrope, owes 
the most to nature and the least 
to art ? 

Who was Christian II. ? 

Who was the queen of Henry 
VI. of England ? 

What Engh?h tyrant was em- 
ployed by Providence, to hunible 
a greater tyrant than himself? 

With wliom did the riiiiitary 
spirit of the Turks seem to ex- 
pire ? 

Who entered upon bis public 
career with greater resources, 
than any other monarch of mod- 
ern limes ? 

What was the most famous 
Culct piitDlisnea by Henry iV. of 
France ? 

Who humbled Lewis XIV. and 
made him tremble for his crown 
and empire ? 

Who was Gustavus Vasa? 

How long has the Papal throne 
been tottering ? 

What did Charles V. inherit 
from his mother ? 

Of how many electors did the 
electoral college of Germany con- 
sist ? 

When did Lewis XVI. ascend 
the throne ? 

What kings established the 
Protestant religion in Denmark 
and Sweden ? 

Which of the English kings was 
beheaded ? 

What king of France showed 
most favor to the Protestants? 

Who inflicted the most morti- 
fying blow upon Charles V. ? 

By whom was Henry IV. assas- 
sinated ? 

Who revoked the edict of 
Nantz? 

What king of Sweden very 
much resembled Alfred? 



From whon did Charles V. in- 
herit Spain and the Spanish pro- 
vinces in South America? 

In what year was the edict of 
Naniz revoked ? 

What" three kings of Svv^eden 
have been the most distinguish- 
ed ? 

What form of government is 
best adapted to the character of 
the English ? 

Of what are the most despotic 
governments generally the off- 
si)ring? 

How long did Charles XII. live 
after the battle of Pultowa ? 

Who was Charles V. ? 

What German prince discov- 
ered very uncommon political sa- 
gacity at an early age ? 

What was the mo?t singular 
act in the.policy of cardinal Rich- 
lieu ? 

To whom had the Turks be- 
come truly formidable ar ll;e; ac- 
cession of Charles V. ? 

What relation was Henry IV. 
to Lewis XIV.? 

What method was adopted by 
Peter the Great, for learning ship- 
carpentry ? 

Who was Gustavus Adolphus"? 
Who was Frederick the Wise ? 

How old was Charles V. at his 
resignation ? 

When was Henry IV. assassi- 
nated ? 

What is the Russian name for 
ki7ig or tmperor ? 

What king of Sweden attempt- 
ed to conquer Russia ? 

What was the second leading 
object of Charles \. ? 

Who was Ravaillac ? 

What famous league was head- 
ed by Gustavus Adolphus? 

What is the national debt of 
Great Britain ? 

Who declined the imperial 
crown of Germany ? 

What nation is supposed to 
have excelled all others in useful 
discoveries and inventions / 



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What king of England most re- 
sembled Gustavus Vasa ? 

What always seemed to give 
Charles V. the advantage over his 
rival ? 

What influence did the defeat 
of Bajazet at Angora probably 
have upon Solj'man ? 

When was the Augustan age of 
France ? 

What act of Lewis XIV. was 
little better than a law for exter- 
jrtir)a(ing Protestants ? 

For what has the monastery of 
St. Justus been distinguished ? 

Who was Luther ? 

Who crushed the liberties of 
France, that had been cherished 
by Henry IV. 

How long had the French Pro- 
lestants respite under the edict of 
Nantz ? 

What religion was professed by 
the house of Conde I 

What ♦^'^nfeumed the time of 
fJuarles V. and denied him the 
celerity necessary to war and 
conquest ? 

What most horrid scene took 
place in France in the year 1572 ? 

What famous league was form- 
ed during the administration of 
Richlieu and by his influence? 

What is supposed to be repre- 
sented by the ten horns of the 
apocalyptic beast ? 

Who was Francis I. ? 

On what occasion was Charles 
V. carried in a litter over the 
Alp- ? 

Of how many petty princes did 
the Gerniinic body consist? 

What illustrious appellation is 
sometimes applied to the age of 
Lewis XIV.? 

V^'htre did Peter the Great 
work in a dock-yard, to learn 
ship-carpentry ? 

In what did Francis I. manifest 
greater abilities than his rival ? 



How long did the 'posterity of 
Charlemagne hold the throne of 
Germany ? 

What rendered the age of 
Charles V. peculiarly favorable to 
the Reformation ? 

Who was the successor of 
Francis I. ? 

Why did not Charles V. de- 
light in a military life ? 

Who took Calais from the 
English ? 

Who abandoned the Protes- 
tant cause, and thus, to appear- 
ance, rendered it almost des- 
perate ? ^ 

What king of France was kill- 
ed in a tournament, by count 
Montgomery ? 

Who was Tostatus ? 

What is the comparative in- 
dustry of the English ? 

Who was the Augustus of mod- 
em times ? 

What period was distinguished 
by great monarchs in Europe ? 

What country was the cradle 
of the Reformation ? 

Who was called the Nero ^f 
the North ? 

What proud tj^rant was bum- 
bled, by Eugene and Marlbo- 
rough ? 

What enormous practice did 
pope Urban II. commence, to en- 
courage men to engage in the 
crusades ? 

What war was closed by the 
peace of Utrecht, in 1713? 

After what conquests of Eng- 
land, has she ri.-en more power- 
ful ? 

Why have the Arabs never 
been conquered .'' 

What became of Harold the 
Usurper ? 

In what do the people of Asfa 
place (he sumniit of happiness ? 

Wh;tt relation was Alfred to 
Egbert ? 



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Section IV. 



What Europeans are saved 
from starving by the fertility of 
their countries ? 

What constitutes the principal 
food of the Chinese ? 

What is the largest empire, that 
ever existed ? 

What monarchy is considered 
the mildest in the world ? 

What people may be consider- 
ed as the most unlovely of the 
human race ? 

Which of the Asiatic empires, 
is improving fastest ? 

Does Europe appear most fa- 
T'orable to large kingdoms or 
small ? 

Why may poverty sometimes 
be a blessing to a nation ? 

How did the conquest of China 
by the Tartars conduce to im- 
prove both nations ? 

What empire includes a com- 



plete northern section of Europe 
and Asia? 

Which of the primary powers 
of Europe most declined, during 
the last century ? 

What quarter of the globe is 
supposed to contain more species 
of animals, than the rest of the 
world ? 

What is the moral prospect in 
proceeding from Egypt to Abys- 
sinia ? 

Who was the last, that at- 
tempted to conquer Arabia? 

Of what country was it pre- 
dicted, that it should be a base 
kingdom ? 

Who was Kouli Khan ? 

By whom was Algebra invent- 
ed ? 

What parts of Africa are un- 
known ? 

Who was Zenobia ? 



Sectiow V, 



What prophet has given a sub- 
lime description of the fall of 
Nineveh ? 

What became of Bejshazzar ? 

Who was Arsaces ? 

From what country, did Ce- 
crops and Danaus emigrate ? 

What did Cyrus say to the 
Spartan ambassadors P 

What were the usual steps to 
the Persian throne ? 

Who was Cassander? 

What do you recollect respect- 
ing the Roman consuls ? 

What do you recollect con- 
cerning the Tarentines ? 

What countries did the Roman 
empire contain, in the dkys of 
Augustus ? 

What do you recollect con- 
cerning Thenjistocies? 

With what king of Judah, was 
Nabonassar cotemporarj ? 



Why was not Nebuchadne2zar 
enriched by the spoil of Tyre ? 

What was the native country 
of Cadmus ? 

Who was Histaeus ? 

Who was the only general m 
the Persian army, that Alexan- 
der respected ? 

Who was Seleucus ? 

Who was Lucius Junius Bru- 
tus ? 

What advice did Augustus give 
to his successor ? 

Who was called the tennis ball 
of fortune ? 

Who was Arbaces ? 

How long had Tyre stood, 
when it was taken by Nebuchad- 
nezzar ? 

Of what people is it said, that 
" they invented improved and 
perfected ?'* 



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"What was the native country 
of Pelops ? 

Who was Arfstidos ? 

Who remonstrritod a?:ainst Al- 
exander's cro^'-ino: thp Granicus ? 

Which of Alexander's succes- 
sors had Thace ? 

Who were the Velans ? 

What was the last nation, that 
the Romans conquered in Italy? 

Who was Belesis ? 

What was the glory of New 
Tyre, compared with that of 
old? 

What fables are peculiarly ele- 
gant and interesting? 

What ancient cities of Greece 
were long governed b}' dynasties 
of foreign princes ? 

Give some account of Xerxes 
the Great. 

Where did the Roman gover- 
nors of Syria reside ? 

Who was Aruns ? 

What do you recollect of Sa- 
guntum ? 

From what evils, did despotism 
rescue the Romans ? 

Against whom did Arbaces and 
Belesis rebel ? 
• W7io was Cadmus? 

What influence upon the 
Greeks, had the use of iron and 
of letters? 

What Grecian was surnamed 
the Just ? 

What city was called Ntw 
Babylon ? 

Who prepared the Syrians to 
become an easy prey to the Ro- 
mans ] 

Who was Porsenna? 
C^Where did Hannibal gain his 
fourth victor^' over tiie Romans ? 

Who was Commodus ? 

What effeminate king burnt 
himself to death ? 

AVho was Deucalion? 

To what did Themistocles say 
the battle of Marathon was a 
prelude ? 

How came Philip to reside 
with the IJlyrioas ? 



What important transaction of 
Alexander took place at Troy ? 

On what river was Seleucia 
situated ? 

Who was Arsaces ? 

Who was Tarquitius ? 

During what long period, did 
Europe resemble a troubled 
ocean ? 

What form of government is 
supposed to have been the most 
ancient ? 

Who was Jason? 

Who was Simon? 

When did the Athenians re- 
build their city, after its destruc- 
tion by Xerxes ? 

What allured Philip to attempt 
the subjugaticTi of Greece ? 

Who advised Antiochus to 
make war with the Romans ? 

Who was Camallus ? 

Who was Perseus ? 

What put a period to the king- 
dom of Syria ? 

How long were Babylon and 
Nineveh separate powers, after 
the dfath of Sardanapolus ? 

What is a government of 
checks ? 

Who was Olympias ? 

What book was Alexander's 
pocket companion ? 
Who took Achilles for his model ? 

What do you recollect con- 
cerning the Gauls ? 

How many Romans were des- 
troyed in the wars ©f Marius 
and Sylla ? 

What Athenian proposed burn- 
ing the ships of the allies of his 
country ? 

Who were the parties, engaged 
in the Peloponnesian War ? 

How long did Herodotus sup- 
pose, that the first Babylonian 
empire maintained its conquests ? 

By whom was Alphabetic writ- 
ing introdnced into Greece? 

Who were the thirty tyrants of 
Athens ? 

Who was the preceptor of Al- 
exander? 



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Who first made Antioch the 
seat of his empire ? 

What do you recollect concern- 
jng Clusiiim ? 

After what event, did Home 
never see another moment of free- 
dom ? 

Who was Octavius ? 

How long did the second Baby- 
lonian kingdom contmue ? 

What was an Olympiad ? 

How long did Aristotle's opin- 
ions predominate over men's un- 
derstanding-s ? 

How long was Alexander tak- 
ing Tyre ? 

Who advised Darius Codomanus 
to lay waste his own country ? 

Who wa3 Sisygambis ? 

Why was Lucius Scipio called 
Asiaticus ? 

Who was Levinus ? 

Who was Pompey ? 

Who was Mark Antony ? 

What countries were included 
in Upper Asia ? 

What resolution did the Greeks 
adopt when reqtiested by Cresus I 
to assist him against Cyrus ? ( 



To whom besides Pausanius, 
did Alexander pretend to impute 
the murder of his father? 

Who was Lysimachu?? 

Who were the Sekucidae? 

Which of Alexander's succes- 
sors had Egypt? 

What do 3'ou recollect concern- 
ing the battle of Syris ? 

Who was Crassus ? 

Who was Lepidus? 

Who was Nabopolassar ? 

What time did Cyrus spend in 
the siege of Babylon ? 

What citv did Cadmus found ? 

Whose eloquence roused the 
Amphictyons to take vengeance 
on the Crisseans ? 

Who was Harpagus? 

Who was Thrasy bulus ? 

Who was Ptolemy? , 

Who was killed in robbing the 
temple of Elymais ? 

What was the Serapeum ? 

Who was Cineas ? 

Who was prevented from sleep- 
ing, by the trophies of Miltia- 
des ? 



SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS,* ADAPTED 
CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE. 



TO THE 



How long was it, from the com- 
mencement of the first of the ten 
persecutions, to the second ? — 
from the 2d, to the 3d ?— from 
the 3d, to the 4th ?— from the 4th, 
to the 5th?— from the 5th, to the 
6th ?— 6th, to 7th ?— 7tb, to 8th ? 
—8th, to 9th ?^9th, to 10th i"— 
1st to 10th? 

How many of these persecu- 
tions took place in the first cen- 
tury ?— in the 2d ?— 3d ?— 4th ? 

How long after the destruc- 
tion of Jerusalem by Titus, were 
Herculaneum and Pompeii des- 
troyed ? 

How long after the destrucliou 



of Jerusalem by Titus, was it re- 
built by Adrian ? 

How long was it from the des- 
truction of Jerusalem by Titus to 
the plague over the known world ? 

How long from this plague, to 
the pestilence, that spread over 
the world -^ 

How long from that, to the 

♦ These questions are desig-ned, at once, 
to store the mind with knowledge, and 
improve the understanding-, by calculation. 
When a question is proposed, the pu^il 
may consult the table, and mentally calcu- 
late the answer. Perhaps the teacher 
may think it best to propose e?ch ques- 
tion to a class generally, and let any oae, 
who can, answer it first and receive a 
cr&dit mark. 



6^ 



pestilence that spread all over 
the East ? 

How long was it, from the 
writing of the Revelation, to the 
accession of Constautine ^ 

Jn what year of Constantine^s 
reign, was the seat of empire re- 
moved to Constantinople ? 

How long did C. live, after this 
removal ? 

How long was it, from Con- 
stantine's accession, to that of 
Julian ? — from Julian's, to Jori- 
an*s ? 

How long was it, from the re- 
moval of Constantine, to the first 
division of the empire ? 

How long, from this division, 
to the union under Theodosius? 

How long from this union, to the 
permanent division of the empire ? 

How long was it, from the des- 
truction of Jerusalem bj Titus, 
to the burning of Rome by Ala- 
ric ? 

How long was it, from the burn- 
ing of Rome by Alaric, to the 
plundering of Rome by the Gen- 
seric ? 

How long was it, from the ac- 
cession of Honorius, to that of 
Augustulus 

How long did the "Western em- 
pire continue, after its last sepa- 
ration from the Eastern ? 

How long was it, from the 40 
days' earthquake at Constantino- 
ple, to the accession of Clovis ? 

How long from the accession 
of Clovis, to the destruction of 
250,000 people at Antioch, by an 
earthquake ? 

How long was it from the ac- 
cession of Justinian, to the cap- 
ture of Rome by Belisarius ? 

How long was it from the great 
earthquake at Antioch, to its des- 
truction by the Persians? 

How old was Mahomet at the 
time of the Hegyra? 

How long was the Hegyra, after 
the rise of Popery and Mahome- 
tanism * 



How long did Mahomet live, 
after the Hegyra ? 

In what year of the Hegyra, 
was Jerusalem taken by the Sa- 
racens ? 

In what year of the Hegyra, 
was the Alexandrian library burnt 
by the Saracens ? 

In what year of the Hegyra, 
was Spain conquered by the Sa- 
racens ? 

How old would Mahomet have 
been, if he bad lived, till the 
dreadful destruction of his follow- 
ers, by Martel ? 

In what year of the Hegyra, 
was Bagdad built ? 

How long was it, from the per- 
manent division of the empire, to 
the imperial accession of Charle- 
magne ? 

How long was it, from the lat- 
ter event to the time that Egbert 
was king of England ? 

How long was it, from the ac- 
cession of Charlemagne to the 
throne of France, to the reign of 
Alfred ? 

How long after the building of 
Bagdad, was it taken by the 
Turks ? 

IIow long was it, from the ap- 
rival of Hengist and Horsa in Bri- 
tain, to the extermination of the 
Britons ? 

How many times was Antioch 
destroyed in the 6th century ? — 
in the course of how many 
years ? 

How long was it, from the ac- 
cession of Egbert, to that of Al- 
fred ? 

How long from Egbert's to that 
of William the Conqueror ? 

In what year of bis reign, did 
William I. build the Tower in 
London ? 

How long was the reign of 
William I. 

In what year of William II. did 
Peter the Hermit perform his 
pilgrimage ? 

la what yew of William II. 



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Was the commencement of the 
first Crusade ? 

How long after this commence- 
ment, did the Crusaders take Je- 
rusalem ? 

How long was the reign of 
William II. ? 

In what year of whose reign, 
was the second Crusade ? 

In what year of his reign was 
Stephen taken captive ? 

How soon was he restored ? 

How long was the reign of 
Stephen ? How much longer, 
than that of Henry I. ? 

How much longer was the 
reign of Henry I. than those of 
his father and brother together ? 

In what year of whose reign, 
was Moscow founded ? 

In Avhat year of whose reign, 
was Becket murdered ? 

How soon after the death of 
Becket, was the conjunction of 
all the planets ? 

Which reigned the longest 
Henry I. or Henry II. ? 

In what 3 ear of whose reign, 
M'as tlie tliird Crusade ? 

In what year of his reign, did 
J^ichard I. defeat Saladin ? 

How long did Richard I. reign ? 

How long after the capture of 
Jerusalem by the Crusaders, did 
John begin to reign ? 

In wliat year of whose reign, 
was the Inquisition establish- 
ed ? 

In what year of whose reign, 
was the Hanseatic League ? 

In what year of his reign, did 
John grant the Great Charter ? 

How long before the Great 
Charter, was the accession of 

William I. ? of Alfred ? — of 

Charlemagne to the throne of 
France ? of Justinian ? of Con- 
stantine ? 

How long did John live, after 
granting the Great Charter ? 

What was the length of his 
reign ? 

In what year of whose reign, 



was the fifth Crusade ? — the bat- 
tle •f Lewes ? 

How long did Henry III. reign ? 

How much shorter was the 
reign of Edward I. ? 

How long did Wallace live, 
after he was first regent of Scot- 
land ? 

In what year of whose refgn, 
was the death of Piers Gavestone ? 
—the birth of VVickliffe ? 

How long did Edward 11. reign ? 

In what jear of whose reign, 
was the invention of gunpowder? 
— the most dreadful plr,gue ever 
known ? — the battle of Cressy ? 

How long did Edward HI. 
reign ? 

In what year of whose reign, 
was the insurrection of Wat Ty- 
ler ? 

How long did Richard H. reign ? 

In what year of whose reign, 
was the battle of Angora ? 

Plow long before the reign of 
Henry IV. was the accession of 
John ? — the capture of Jerusa- 
lem by the Crusaders ? 

How long after the battle of 
Angora, was the battle of Shrews- 
bury ? 

In what year of whose reign, 
was the battle of Agincourt • — 
the death of Huss ? — of Jerome ? 
— of Cobhain ? 

How long was the invention of 
printing, after the invention of 
gunpowder ? — after the accession 
of Henry II, ? — after the second 
Crusade ? — after the Conquest ? 
— after the accession of Alfred .'' 

How much longer was the 
reign of Henry VI. than of Henry 

v.? 

In what year of whose reign., 
was the birth of Columbus ? — 
the capture of Constantinople by 
the Turks? 

How long was the reign of Ed- 
ward IV^ .?— Richard HI. ?— Hen- 
ry VII.? 

How much older was Latimer, 
than Wohey .'' 



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How long were thej cotenapo- 
yniy ? 

How much older was Coperui- 
cu?, thai) Thonuas More ? 

How long were Ihey cotempo- 
rary ? 

How mnch older was Colum- 
bus, than Luiher? — and how long 
\vere they cotemporary? 

How old was Colunjbup, when 
he discovered American inlands ? 
what was tl.on the age of Luther ? 

How long before the discovery 
of American islands, was the in- 
vention of printing ? — of the mari- 
i»er''s Compass f — of gunpowder? 
— the discovery of ihe Cape of 
Good Hope?— the Great Char- 
ier ? — the fir^t Crusade ? ihe 

Conquest ? — the accession of Al- 
fred ? — of Egbert ? — of Constau- 
tine ? 

How long after the discovery 
of American islands, was N. A. 
discovered by J. and S. Cabot? 

How long did Cabot discover 
the American continent, before 
it was discovered by Columbus? 

How long were Luther and 
Melancthon coiensporary? 

How lorig v-as S. A. visited by 
Americus Vespucius after the ac 
cession of Henry IV, ? — of John ? 
— the capttire of Jerusalem by 
tlve Crusaders ? 

How long was the birth of 
Charles V. after the imperial ac- 
cession of Cliarlemagne ? 

In what 3"ear of whose reign, 
was the birth of Zuingle ? — Cran- 
K.;;r ? — T. Cromwell ? — Melanc- 
thon ? — Knox ? — ihe di.*covery of 
fran Salvador ? — of Jamaica? — of 
JN', A. ? — of Terra Firma ? 

Hovv long did Henry VIL reign ? 

How much older was Ltither 
than Knox ? — than^ Calvin ? — 
How long were these three co- 
temporary ? 

In what year of whose reign, 
was the birth of Calvin ? — tiie 
conquest of Cuba by the Spani- 
ards?— the battle of Floddon ?— 



the REFORMATION in Germa- 
ny ? — in England ? — the invasion 
of Mexico by Cortez? — the mas- 
sacre at Stockholm ? — the battle 
of Pavia ? — the League of Smal- 
cald ? — the invasion of Peru by 
Pizarro ? 

How old was Charles V. wl en 
he was made king of Spain ? — em- 
peror of Germany? — M'hen the 
REFORMATION commenced? 

In what year of whose reign, 
did Leo X. become pope ? 

How long was the accession of 
Francis I. before that of Charles 

V. ? before the REFORM A. 

TION ? before the death of 

Montezuma? — before the acces- 
sion of Solyman ? 

In what year of his reign, 
did Henry Vlil. receive the title 
of Defender of the Faith ? 

How long was the REFOR- 
MATION, after the discovery of 
San Salvador? — the invention of 
priBting ? — of the mariner's com- 
pass ? — the Great Charter?^ — the 
first Crusade ? — the Conquest ? — 

the accession of Alfred ? of 

Egbert ? — the landing of Hengist 
and Horsa in Britain? — the rise 
of Popery ? — the accession of 
Constanline ? 

How long was the reformation 
in England, after that of Germa- 
ny ? 

How much older was Charles 
V. than Calvin? — Calvin than 
Cecil ? — Cecil, than Jewell ? — 
Jewell, than R. Dudley ? — 1), 
than Elizabeth ?— E. than Mary 
Stewart ?— M. S. than Brake ? 

How long was the reformatiori 
in England, before the Council 
of Trent? — before the era of the 
Puritans ? 

In what year of whose reign,, 
was the Bloody Statute enacted ? 

How much longer did Henrv 
VIII. reign than H. VII.? 

In what year of whose reign, 
was (he birth of Waber Raleigh ? 
— the death of Jane Grey ? 



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How long did Edward VI. 
reign ? 

]n what year of whose reign, 
was the birth of F. Bacon ? — of 
Shakespeare ? — Galileo ? — Rob- 
ert Devereux ? — Sand ? — John 
Robinson? — John Smith? — Ush- 
er ? Grotius ? Standish ? 

Richlieu? — Cotton ? — Jansenius ? 

Bradford ? Wentworlh ? 

Gustavus Adolphiis? — Winsjow? 
Hambden ?— Des Cortes ?— Rich- 
ard Mather ? Davenport ? 

Blake?— R. Williams ?— Charles 
1.?— Chillingwort!) ? 

How many times longer was 
the reign of Elizabeth, than that 
of her sister Mary ? 

In what year of whose reign, 
was the book of conimon prayer 
adopted in England ? — the 39 ar- 
ticles ? — Protestants first toler- 
ated in Holland? — in France? — 
the massacre of St. Bartholo- 
mew**?? — Virginia discovered by 
Raleigh ? — deatii of Mary, queen 
of Soots? — destruction of the 
Spanish Armada? — revival of re- 
ligion in some of the northern 
ooiiuties of England ? 

How long were Bacon, Shakes- 
peare and Galileo cotemporary ? 

How much younger was Dev- 
ereux, than Elizabeth ? 

How old was Mary, queen of 
Scots, when she fled to England ? 
— when she died ? 

How long was she in England ? 

How long was the massacre of 



St. Bartholomc 



after the first 



of the tf'n persectitions ? — after 
the last ? — after the death of 

Huss ? — Jerome ? Cobham ? 

I'.fter the enactment of the 
Bloody Statute ? — after the perse- 
cution by Mary? — after the birth 
of Maliomet ? — the slaughter of 
the Saracens by Martel P — the 
first accession of Charlemagne ? 
— ilib accession of Alfred? 

In what year of whose reign, 
was the destruction of the Span- 
ish Armada? 

6* 



In what year of whose reign, 
was N. S. introduced into Italy ? 

Hov/ long were II. Mather, J. 
Davenport and R. Williams co- 
temporary? 

In wl}at year of wiiose reign, 
was the Powder Plot? — the first 
permanent English settlenient in 
America? — liight of the Purita!i 

Pilgrims to Amsterdam? ^thcir 

removal to L«'yden ? 

In what year of whose r( ign, 
was the dreadful pestilt nee among 
the natives of New England? 

How long was that after the 

Rfc:F0RMAT10i\ ? how long 

before the Synod of Dort ? 

In what year of who.-e reign, 
was the LANDING of the PiL- 
GRIMS at Plymouth? 

How long v/as that, after +J.e 
pestilence among the natives ? — 
liow long after the settlement at 
Jamestown r — tlie revival in the 
North of Englai]d ? — thii pt rscoix. 
tion by Mary? — the reformation 
in Englatid ? — the discovery of 
the American continent by the 
Cabots? 

How long after the landing of 
the Pilgrims, did they form a 
league with Massasoit? 

How long after this landing, 
was the first settlement in N. H. ? 
— at Cape Ann ? — the formation 
of a church at Salem ? 

In Avhat 3'ear of whose reign, 
was the birth of Elliot ?— Waller ? 
Milton ?— PJale ?— Carey ?— Bax- 
ter ?— Owen ?— Cowley"? — Fox ? 

In v.-hat year of Christ, was! 
the death of Latimer? — Wolsey ? 
Copernicus ? — More ? — Luther ? 
Zuingle ? — Cranmer? — T. Crom- 
well ? — Melancthon ? — Knox ? — 
Calvin ? R, Dudley ? Brad- 
ford ? — Hooker ? — Winthrop ? — 
Wentworth ?— Winslow ?— Hamb- 
den ?— Des Cartes ?— R. Mather? 
— Davenport ? 

In what year of whose reign, 
was the birth of Boyle ? — B'ln- 
yan ? — Barrow ? — Flavel ?— 'i il- 



6i>. 



fotson ? — Drj den ? — Locke ? — 
J. Mathf^r?— Church?— J. JNew- 
ton ? — Penn ? 

flow l'oi>.cf were Locke aUd 
Newton cotemporary ? 

How long after the landinj:; of 
the Pilgrim?, was the de^^tructioii 
of the Pequots ? — the first Synod 
at Newtown? — cessasion of Eng- 
lish emigration ? 

In what year of whope reign 
did the Long Parliament com- 
mence its session ? 

How long was the Irigb mass^a- 
cre, after the presecution by 
Mary ? 

In what year of Charles \. was 
the accegsion of Lewis XIV. ? 

In what year of whose neign, 
was tliG battle of Naseby ? 

In what year of his reign,, was 
Charles I. beheaded? 

How long was it, from the 
death of Charles L to the protec- 
torship of O. Cromv^ell ? 

How long was O. CromAvell 
protector ? 

In what year of whose reign, 
was the birth of Matthew Henry? 
— of Massiilon? — Eugene ? — Cot- 
ton Mather ?— Swift ?— Erasmus ? 
-^Addison ? — Watts? — Clarke ? 
— Saurin ? — Young ^ 

How long wa& the Act of Uni- 
formity after the Restoration ?^ — 
after the Irish massacre? — the 
destruction of the Spanish Arma- 
da ? — the massacre of St. Bar- 
tholomew's? — the persecution by 
Mary ? — the bloody statute ? — the 
burning of Cobham ? — Jerome ? — 
Huss ? — the rise of Popery? — the 
lafet ©f the ten persecutions ? 

How long after the destruction 
of the Pequots, was the war with 
Fhilip ? 

In what year of whose reign 
was Mass. deprived of its charter ? 
■ — of Lewis XIV. v/as the edict 
Nantz revoked ^ 

How lo»g was^ it from the act 
©f Uaiformity, to the Eevoeation 
«if the edict of Naatz-i 



How many tiroes longer wm 
the reign of Charles 11. than. 
that of James II. ? 

At the cloje of whose reign,, 
was the REVOLUTION in Eng- 
land ? 

How long was the revolutioa 
after the first session of the Long 
Parliament ? — the edict of Nantz ?' 
— toleration of the Protestants in 
France ? — in Holland ? — the ac- 
cession of Elizabeth ? — of Edward 
VI. ? — the reformation in Eng- 
land ? — in Gernjany ? — the birtb 
t)f Wickliffe? — the destruction of 
the Armada ? 

Which reigned the longest, 
William II. or^Villiam III.? 

Ill what year of the reign of 
William III. was the Act of Tole- 
ration in F.ngland ? — deposition of 
Andros? — battle of the Boyne ? 
— new charter of Mass-. ? — prose- 
cutions for witchcraft m Mass. ? 

How long were these prosecu- 
tions, after the execution of Ana 
Hibbens ? 

How long after the supposed 
witchcraft in Salern, was the re- 
commendation of the [)arliament- 
ary tax upon the English colonies ^ 

How long was the accession of 
Charles XII. after Peter was sole 
emperor of Russia ^ 

How long was it from the exe- 
cution of Robinson and Stepheu- 
son, to the law in N. Y. to hang: 
Popish priests ? 

How long was Harvard College 
founded, before Ya3e College ? 

In what year of who?e reisn, 



was the birth of La\ 



-Sweden- 



borg ? — Voltaire ? — Thompson ? — 
Doddridge ?- Wesley ?— Edwards ? 
— Hartley ? — Thomas Newton ? — 
Franklin? Euler ? Linneus ? 



— Pitt I Johnsc 



-Reid ?- 



Ferguson? — Hume ? — Rousseau ? 
In Tvbat year of whose reign^, 
was the Peace ofRj'swick? — the 
foundation of Yale College ? — the 
capture of Gibraltar by Rooke ? 
— tiie battle ol Blenheim? — fbs- 



€7 



wialion of the Danish Missionary 
Society ? — union of England and 
Scotland ?— the battle of Pul- 
tovva ? — Treaty of Utrecht ? 

How long was ft from the for- 
mation of Cambridge Platform, 
to that ofSaybrook Platform? 

How much shorter was Ann's 
reign, than her predecessor's ? 

In what year of whose reign, 
was the birth of Whitefield ? — 
Garrick ? — Bartholeafiy ? — Blair ? 
— Putnam ? Brainenl ? — Bella- 
my ? — Jonathan Mayhew? — Hop- 
kins ? — Akenside ? — Witherspoon? 

Samuel Adams ? — Davies ? — 

Blackstone ? — Howard ? — Wolf? 

Jn what year of whose reigti, 
was the South Sea Bubble ? — 
inoculation for the small pox in 
N. E. ? 

In what year of whose reign, 
was the birth of Bowdoin ? — 
Cook .'—Goldsmith ?— Bnrke ?— 
Cowper ? — Porleus ? — Washing- 
ton ? — Lee ? Uarvviri ? — Priest- 
ley ? — Hancock ? — Gibbon ? 

Corn>wallis? — Green ? — Warren } 
— Paley ? — Mil^apr ? — Btjicnap ? — 
Drake?— C. J. Fox ?— Scott ?~ 
Jones ? — Ramsay ? — Dwi^Lt ? — 
Nelson ? — Ames <' — Pitt, Jr, ? 

In what year of whose reign, 
was the Moravian Mifsionary So 
ciety founded ' — Princeton Col- 
lege founded? — Lima destroyed? 
— N. S. introduced into Britain ? 
— ravages of the small pox in 

Boston? Lisbon destroyed? — 

tiie most violent earthquake ever 
known in N. A.? — death of Brad- 
doek ?r— Quebec takeu by the 
Enclish ? 

How long is it, sicese the se- 
verest drought ever known in 
America? — since the Stamp Act? 
— since Franklin's electrical dis- 
^ covery r — since the imposition of 
duties on paper, Sec. ? — since the 
destructive hurricane m Havan- 
na ? — non importation agreement 

itmong the colonies ? Boston 

Massacre ? — the desttuctloii ol" the 



Gaspee? — the formation of tfet- 
Committee of Correspondence in 
Boston ? — destruction of British 

tea in Boston ? Boston Port 

Bill ? — first continental Congress? 

Lexington battle ? Bunker 

Hill battk ?— the burning of Fal- 
mouth ? — of Norfolk? — Declara- 
tion of Independence ? — battle of 
White Plains ?— of Trenton ?— 
battle near Princeton? — Benning* 
ton battle ?— Battle at Brandy- 
wine ? — near Stillwater ? — battle 
of Germantown ? — second battle 
of Stillwater? — capture of Buc- 
goyne ? 

in what year of whose reign, 
was the first treaty formed be- 
tween France and the U. S. ? 

How long was it from the eva- 
cuation of Philadelphia by the 
British to the battle of Mon- 
mouth ? — from the battle of Mon- 
mouth, to the battle on R. I. ? — 
from the battle on R. !. to th& 
capture of Savannah by the Brit- 
ish ? 

How long was it from the 
plundering of New Haven by the 
British, to their barning of Nor- 
folk ?* 

How long was it from Boston 
massacre, to Boston Port Bill ? — 
from Boston Port Biil to Lexing- 
ton battle? — fiom Lexmgton bat- 
tle to Bufiker Hill battle ? — from 
Bunker Hill battle^ to the burn- 
ing of Fulmoutl) ? — from the burn- 
ing of Falmouth to the burning 
of Norfolk? — from Washington's 
arrival at Cambridge, to the 
evacuation of Boston by the Brit- 
ish ?— from the Boston Port BilJ 
to the evacuation of Boston by 
the British ?— from the Port Bill to 
Lee's motion for indepencJence ? 

In what year of whose reign, was- 
the DECLARATION of AMERI- 
CAN INDEPENDENCE i 

* The answers to the fjP.owrng qa€s^ 
tions may be given in years, months and; 
days, vf hen t^e qntslions render rt prsie- 
ticable^ 



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How lono; was the declaration 
of ludependence, after the duties 

on paper, &c. i" after Boston 

jiiassacre '' — the Stamp Act? — 
the Revolution in England ? — the 
Restoration of monarch}^ in Eng- 
land ?— the death of Charles 1. ? 
— the landing of the Pilgrims? — 
the Powder Plot ? — the destruc- 
tion of the Spanish Armada? — 
the reformation in England ? — in 
Germany? — the granting of the 
Great Charter ? 

How long was it from the de- 
claration of Jndependence, to 
the battle on Long Island ? — on 
"White Plains? — of Trenton?— 
near Princeton ? — at Bennington ? 

How long was it, from the de- 
claration of Independence to the 
capture of Burgoviie? 

How long was the capture ol 
Burgo^ne, after the burning of 
I'almouth ? 

How long was it, from Bunker 
Hili battle, to the evacuation of 
Pl)ilddelphia bj the British? 

How long was the baltle on R. 
I. after the battle of Lexington ? 

How long was the burning of 
Fairfield, alter the declarntion of 
Independence ? 

How long was the battle of 
Cowpetis after the battle of Bun- 
ker Hill? 

How long after Lexington bat- 
tle was the independence of the 
U. S. acknowledged by HoUand ? 

How long was it, from tlie cap- 
ture of Burgo^ne, to that of Corn- 
wallis ? 

How long was it, from the bat- 
tle o( Lexington to the caplure 
of Cornwallis? 

"What was the duration cf the 
revolutionary war, reckonin;; from 
the battle of Lexington, to peace 
with Great Brit;iin ? 

How long was it from the close 
of the war to the insurrection.- 
that followed, in Ma??, and X. H ? 

How long was the comrnence- 
mc-nt of Wa-Lington's presidency 



ifter the close of the revolution- 



ary 



ifter the declaration 



of Independence? — the renewal 
of the charter of Mass. ? — the tir^t 
session of the Long Parliament ? 
— the reformation in England ? — 
the granting of the Great Char- 
ter ? 

How long was the administra- 
tion of Washington ? J. Adams ? 
Jeffer.-cn ? Madison ? Monroe ? 

How long Avas Monroe's inau- 
guration after the removal of Yale 
College to JSew Haven ? — the 
pestilence among the natives of 
New England ? — the Reformation 
in Germany ? — the death of Cob- 
ham ? 

In what year of whose presi- 
dency, did the French Revolution 
commence ? 

In what year of the French 
Revohition, were monastic estab- 
Ii*hri;ents and nobility abolished 
in France ? 

In what year of the French 
Revolution, were people of color 
made free citizens in France ? 

In what year of the Revolution, 
was the new constitution accept- 
ed h^ the kins: of France r — ubo- 
litioij of royal authority ? 

How long was the condemna- 
tion of Lewis XVL after the bat- 
tle of Cowpens ? 

How long was the execution 
of Lewis XVL after that of 
Ch;irles 1. ? 

»How long was the execution 
ot' (i.e queen of I'rance, after that 
of her luipband ? 

In v»hat year of the French 
Revolution, was the death of 
Robeef)ierre ? — the battle of the 
Nile ? — Bonaparte made First 
Consul for 10 years ? — the bat- 
tle of Marei'go ? — tlie peace of 
Amiens r — Bonaparte declared 
Fir.-t Consul for lil^e :' — the Cath- 
olic religion reestablished in 
France ? 

'How Ions: d'rd ti,e per.ce of 
Amiens couliuue r 



69 



How long was it from the cora- 
mencenrient of the French Revo- 
lution, to Bonaparte's imperial 
accession ? 

How long after the battle of 
the Nile, was the battle of Trafal- 
gar ? 

How long after the battle of 
Marengo, was the battle of Jena ? 

How long was it, from the 
peace of Amiens, to the last war 
between Britain and the U. S. ? 

How long was it from Bona- 
parte's imperial accession, to his 
invasion of Russia ? — to the bat- 
tle of Borodino ? — to Bonaparte's 
entering Moscow ? 

How long was it, from the bat- 
tle of Borodino to that of Leip- 
sic ? — to the capitulation of Paris 
to the Allies ? 

How long was Bonaparte em- 
peror of the French, before his 
banishment to Elba ? 

How long was it from the im- 
perial accession of Bonaparte, to 
the public entry of Lewis XVIII. 
into Paris ? 

How long was it, from the cap- 
ture of Wa.-hington city by the 
British, to the capture of the 
British squadron by M'Donough ? 

How long was the late war 
with Britain, reckoning from if:- 
commencement to the ratifica- 
tion of the treaty of Ghent? 

How long was it from Bona- 
parte's deposition, to his escape 
from Elba? — from that to his 
landing in France ? — from that to 
his arrival at Paris ? — from that to 
the battle of Waterloo ? — from 
that to his arrival at St. Helena ? 
■ — from that to his death ? 

How long was it from the com- 
mencement of the French Revo- 
lution to the late Revolution in 
CJreece ? 



How old is Harvard College ? 

Yale College ? Princeton 

College ? — Dartmouth College ? 

How long aftej" the formation 
of the Society for propagating the 
gospel in N. E. was the Danish 

Missionary Society formed ? 

How long after that, was the 
British, Naval and Military Bible 
Society formed ? — How long after 
that, was the British and Foreign 

Bible Society formed ? How 

long after that, was the Philadel- 
phia Bible Society formed ? — 
How long after that, the Russian? 
— How long after that, the Ameri- 
can ? 

How long was it, from the for- 
mation of the Danish Missionary 
Society, to that of the Moravian 
Missionary Society ? — Wesleyan 

Missionary Society ? Baptist 

Missionary Society in England ? 
— London Missionary Society ? — 
American Board of Commission- 
ers for Foreign Missions ? — Ameri- 
can Bapt'st Missionary Society ? 
United Foreign Missionary Socie- 
ty in America ? 

How long after the founding 
of Harvard College, was Ando- 

ver Theological Seminary ? 

Princeton Theological Seminary ? 
the Presbyterian Education Soci- 
ety in America? — N. Y. Baptist 
Education Society ?— Baptist The- 
ological seminary at Washington? 
—Maine Baptist Education So- 
ciety ? 

In what year of the French 
Revolution, was the London 
Tract Society formed ? 

How long after the formation 
of the London Tract Society, was 
that of the Swedish Tract Socie- 
ty ? — ?^ew England, or American, 
Tract Society? — National Tract 
Society at N. Y. ? 



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